Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences
The Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences (EAPS) is the place at MIT where the turbulent oceans and atmosphere, the inaccessible depths of the inner Earth, distant planets, and the origins of life come together under one intellectual roof.
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Life on the edge: Where is the outer edge of the habitable zone? The conventional habitable zone is generally defined as the range of orbits around a...

Title: Mud flocculation and the global sediment cycle Abstract: River sediment loads are dominated by mud, which builds lowland landscapes and buries...

Seminar in Geophysics 12.571 is a class for EAPS graduate students in geophysics. All members of the MIT Community are welcome to join for presentations by...

Methane vs. CO2 in climate policy: The problem with global warming potenials Greenhouse gases differ amongst each other in two primary characteristics:...
Recent Events
FISH: Laurent Seppecher (École Centrale de Lyon)
Friday, March 31, 2023Sack Lunch Seminar (SLS) - Gianluca Meneghello...
Wednesday, March 29, 2023Doctoral Dissertation Defense of Thesis -...
Tuesday, March 28, 2023FISH: Lizhi Xiao (China U. of Petroleum)
Friday, March 24, 2023COG3 Seminar - Harriet Lau (Brown University)
Friday, March 24, 2023Recent News
Q&A: Documenting life aboard a research vessel
Wednesday, March 22, 2023Study: Smoke particles from wildfires can erode the ozone...
Wednesday, March 08, 2023Aviva Intveld named 2023 Gates Cambridge Scholar
Tuesday, March 07, 20233Q: What we learned from the asteroid-smashing DART mission
Thursday, March 02, 2023School of Science presents 2023 Infinite Expansion Awards
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