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PostJune 11, 2020

Stiffer roadways could improve truck fuel efficiency

Map shows the potential reductions in overall greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector, state by state, that could be achieved by policies emphasizing the use of stiffer road surfaces. The greatest potential gains are seen across the southern part of the country.

PostJune 11, 2020

An MIT research team reveals that draining peatland ecosystems in Southeast...

Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab (J-WAFS)

Two MIT students stand by a fallen tree in a dense green peatland forest

PostMay 29, 2020

Machine learning helps map global ocean communities

A machine-learning technique developed at MIT combs through global ocean data to find commonalities between marine locations, based on interactions between phytoplankton species. Using this approach, researchers have determined that the ocean can be split into over 100 types of “provinces,” and 12 “megaprovinces,” that are distinct in their ecological makeup.

PostMay 21, 2020

Transportation policymaking in Chinese cities

Using a novel methodology, MITEI researcher Joanna Moody and Associate Professor Jinhua Zhao uncovered patterns in the development trends and transportation policies of China’s 287 cities — including Fengcheng, shown here — that may help decision-makers learn from one another.

PostMay 18, 2020

Novel tool sheds light on coral reef erosion

MIT Department of Earth Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences

PostApril 1, 2020

3 Questions: An interventional path recovers depleted marine ecosystems and...

MIT Department of Earth Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences

Fish swimming next to coral reef

PostMarch 30, 2020

Discerning the texture of urban resilience

Researchers at the MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub are studying the connections between urban layouts and hazard losses.

PostMarch 4, 2020

New approach to sustainable building takes shape in Boston

Architect's rendering shows the new mass-timber residential building that will soon begin construction in Boston's Roxbury neighborhood.

PostFebruary 11, 2020

Exploring phytoplankton diversity

MIT Department of Earth Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences

Phytoplankton on microscope slide

PostFebruary 5, 2020

Improving pavement networks by predicting the future

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