In 2021, MIT set campus decarbonization goals as part of its Fast Forward climate action plan.
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Ice Loss in the Antarctic: Numerous Blind Spots
Geographers at FAU involved in international study – a lack of data hampers reliable prediction of rising global sea levels.
Scientists Discover New Frog Species in the Amazon’s Flooded Forests
Identified in western Acre, Adenomera varcena reveals a hidden diversity that could be confirmed only through call and DNA analyses.
Wildfire Smoke May Be More Harmful Than Other Air Pollution, Two Mount Sinai Studies Find
Wildfire-related PM2.5 linked to higher hospitalization risks for cardiovascular and respiratory disease and poorer survival among people with lung cancer.
MIT Spinout Turns Plastic Waste into Resilient Building Materials
The world needs more homes. The world also has too much plastic. Perhaps the only thing those two problems have in common is that they’re hard to solve.
SwRI Study Finds Evidence of Liquid Recently Flowing on Pluto’s Surface
A new study led by Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) provides evidence that liquid nitrogen is rising to Pluto’s surface through cracks in the northern edge of the Sputnik Planitia, part of the massive heart-shaped glacier on the dwarf planet’s surface.




