Florida Atlantic University received an $800,475 grant from the Gulf of America Division of the U.S. Environmental Protection ...

The Department of Environmental Health at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health is at the forefront of research on the most pressing public health issues in 21st century society. Our faculty, ...

Research on the human dimensions of global change concerns human activities that alter the Earth's environment, the driving forces of those activities, the consequences of environmental change for ...

Microbiomes play a vital role in everything from human health to soil fertility and climate regulation. But studying these tiny life forms, especially outside the human body, presents a major ...

Rice University is refocusing its efforts on the Center for Environmental Studies (CES) to enhance and advance the center’s research goals and initiatives regarding environmental issues in our society ...

Majorities of U.S. adults have positive overall views of environmental health specialists and environmental research scientists. But public views are less rosy when it comes to key facets of trust, ...

Nanomaterials are extremely small particles that measure between one and 100 nanometers in size. How small is that? A single nanometer is one billionth of a meter and a strand of human hair is about ...

William "Monty" Graham (M.S. ’89, marine sciences; Ph.D. ’94, biology) Alumnus William “Monty” Graham (M.S. ’89, marine sciences; Ph.D. ’94, biology) has been appointed director of the prestigious ...

Wasted food is a major global environmental, social, and economic challenge. According to scientific research, approximately one-third of the food produced in the U.S. is never eaten. When food is ...

Why are we crossing ecological boundaries that affect Earth’s fundamental life-supporting capacity? Is it because we don’t have enough information about how ecosystems respond to change? Or are we ...

The Smithsonian Environmental Research Center turned 60 this year. We’re celebrating with six of our favorite stories since 1965. Kristen Goodhue Left: Storrs Olsen, ornithologist and resident manager ...