Earth & Environment

Animal Conservation

POV: The Secret to Wildlife Conservation Might Be the “Animal Agency” Approach—Giving Creatures a Role in Their Own Preservation

Blue Carbon

Empowering Citizen Scientists to Study and Protect Coastal Wetlands

Forest Edges

City Trees and Soil Are Sucking More Carbon Out of the Atmosphere Than Previously Thought

History

Tracing the History of New England’s Ice Trade

Climate Change

Extreme Heat Could Impact Young and Middle-Aged Adults More than Older Adults

Climate Science

On Alaska’s Glaciers, Life Is Harsh—and So Is the Reality of Climate Change

Astrophysics

Another Breakthrough for Team Studying Our Solar System’s Protective Bubble

Environmental Justice

This Squad of Researchers Is a Real-Life Justice League

Alumni

If You See a Pretty Spotted Lanternfly, Report It—Then Squash It

Climate Change

Is It Worth Trying to Sway the Most Staunch Climate Deniers?

Astronomy

What Can a Young Star Teach Us about the Birth of Our Planet, Sun, and Solar System?

Climate Science

IPCC Climate Report: In New England, Extreme Heat and Sea Level Rise Are Biggest Climate Threats

Climate Science

Wildfire Smoke in New England Is “Pretty Severe from Public Health Perspective”

Deepwater Discoveries

There’s More to the Story behind Rare Glass Octopus Footage

Environmental Health

As Temperatures Set Records, Heat Exposure Hits Some Neighborhoods Harder than Others

Sustainable Tech

Could Technology Inspired by Beetles and Underground Fungi Solve the Water Scarcity Problem in Morocco’s Rural Villages?

Cutting Carbon

How the US Can Cut Carbon Emissions in Half by 2030, with or without Congress

Microbiomes

“Synthetic Ecology” Seeks to Boost Health by Engineering the Environment

Soil Microbiome

Why Scientists Want to Solve an Underground Mystery about Where Microbes Live

Climate Change

Northern Forest Fires Could Accelerate Climate Change