Environment & Ecology

Paleoanthropology

Is “Dragon Man” a Missing Link in Human Evolution?

Sustainable Tech

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

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

Sustainable Development

Could Mario Kart Teach Us How to Reduce World Poverty and Improve Sustainability?

Marine Science

The Deep Ocean Reveals Surprising Discovery about Immunity

Environmental Policy

Three Key Takeaways from President Biden’s Rapid Movement on Climate Policy

Fracking

What Is Biden’s Stance on Fracking?

Conservation Cost

Map of US Land Value Reveals Interplay of Climate Change, Conservation Efforts, Real Estate, and Environmental Values

Wetlands

When Wildlife, Politics, and Morals Collide

Voices and Opinion

No Matter Who Wins, Election 2020 Is Turning Point for Environmental Health

White Sharks

White Sharks Are Here to Stay in New England

Climate Change and Health

Ticks and Mosquitoes, Infectious Disease Carriers, Are Expanding Their Range

Air Pollution & COVID-19

No, it’s Not Your Imagination, the Air in Boston is Cleaner

Media

Into the Wild: Documenting Former Lab Chimps

Anthropology

Up Close, and Up High, with Orangutans

Scientist on Strike

Why BU Environmental Researcher Nathan Phillips Is on a Hunger Strike

Greenhouse Gases

As Our Planet Gets Greener, Plants Are Slowing Global Warming

Climate Change

How Global Warming Helped Ignite One of Australia’s Worst Fire Seasons