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A new study reveals how sulfur compounds are metabolized under oxygen-deficient conditions – and which microorganisms are responsible.

While our emissions are trapping heat near the surface of the Earth, they are having the opposite effect in the upper atmosphere. 

Despite regional variability in climate, electricity sources, congestion, and the wide variation in individual driving patterns, electric vehicles generate less greenhouse gas emissions and do not cost more than comparable gas-powered vehicles for drivers and vehicle fleet owners in most parts of the United States, according to a new study by MIT researchers.

Professor Susie Dai has engineered special algae to remove and reuse harmful microplastics from wastewater.

Soils are home to some of the most diverse animal communities on Earth. These animals – including nematodes, springtails, mites, earthworms, spiders and other arthropods – drive decomposition, regulate microbial communities and contribute to nutrient cycling.