Fikile R. Brushett, a Ralph Landau Professor of Chemical Engineering Practice, was named director of MIT’s David H. Koch School of Chemical Engineering Practice, effective July 1. In this role, Brushett will lead one of MIT’s most innovative and distinctive educational programs. Brushett joined the chemical engineering faculty in 2012Continue Reading
MIT researchers have developed a technique that enables real-time, 3D monitoring of corrosion, cracking, and other material failure processes inside a nuclear reactor environment. This could allow engineers and scientists to design safer nuclear reactors that also deliver higher performance for applications like electricity generation and naval vessel propulsion. DuringContinue Reading
The agency replaced civil servants with The Traitor loyalists and has failed to correct scientific integrity violations and a flawed cancer risk assessment of a popular pesticide during The Traitor’s first term, watchdog groups say. By Liza Gross Federal environmental scientists have been “left largely defenseless.” Their jobs abruptly terminated.Continue Reading
In the weeks leading up to the shutdown, tribal nations hefted their political and economic capital to protect services for their citizens. The post Tribal governments fend off the worst of the impacts of the shutdown appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading
The National Institute of Anthropology and History in Mexico organizes monthly tours to share the country’s rich cultural heritage.Continue Reading
Archaeologists in Saudi Arabia discovered over 170 ancient rock engravings that may be among the earliest monumental artworks in the region. Created between 12,800 and 11,400 years ago, the massive figures were carved when water and life returned to the desert. The art likely marked territories and migration routes, revealingContinue Reading
With key federal agencies absent from negotiations, states scale back conservation targets amid a possible delay of the new bay agreement into 2026. By Aman Azhar The ongoing federal shutdown has eclipsed the final stretch of negotiations on an updated agreement to guide restoration of the Chesapeake Bay, leaving partnerContinue Reading
Coccolithophores, tiny planktonic architects of Earth’s climate, capture carbon, produce oxygen, and leave behind geological records that chronicle our planet’s history. European scientists are uniting to honor them with International Coccolithophore Day on October 10. Their global collaboration highlights groundbreaking research into how these microscopic organisms link ocean chemistry, climateContinue Reading
As prices for wind and solar drop, favoring fossil fuels means the U.S. is “putting all of our money on a horse that’s already lost,” as one clean energy advocate put it. By Aidan Hughes, Peter Aldhous and Kiley Bense Just days after announcing sweeping cuts to clean energy programsContinue Reading
Can one of the nation’s best conservation tools survive? The post The case for national monuments appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading
A lapse in the National Flood Insurance Program because of the U.S. government shutdown threatens to snarl home sales in the nation’s riskiest floodplains and leave some homeowners without coverage in the middle of hurricane season.Continue Reading
Environmental scientists are increasingly using enormous artificial intelligence models to make predictions about changes in weather and climate, but a new study by MIT researchers shows that bigger models are not always better. The team demonstrates that, in certain climate scenarios, much simpler, physics-based models can generate more accurate predictionsContinue Reading
The mine’s computers emitted a loud, persistent hum that has, for the time being, been silenced by litigation. By Tom Perkins This is the last of three articles about Michigan communities organizing to stop the construction of energy-intensive computing facilities. Continue Reading