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Ratcheting up national commitments to lower greenhouse gas emissions is crucial to limiting global warming

A new analysis reveals that the majority of the ocean’s surface has experienced extreme heat regularly since 2014.

Zoie Diana, a Ph.D. candidate in Marine Science and Conservation, aims to help researchers, lawmakers, and industry leaders implement better practices for managing plastic pollution in marine ecosystems.

51����’s Scholars in Marine Medicine program, which offers an interdisciplinary research experience for pre-health majors interested in marine biology or environmental science, has announced 10 new members.

Sixteen 51���� undergraduate students have been selected for the Rachel Carson Scholars Program, which aims to train the next generation of marine conservation leaders.

The findings, related to gold mining in Peru, provide new evidence of how people are altering ecosystems in dangerous ways around the world.

Scientists, led by alumna Jacqueline Gerson PhD'21 and faculty member Emily Bernhardt, recorded the highest levels of atmospheric mercury pollution in the world in a pristine patch of the Peruvian Amazon

New research finds nearly 75% of the seafood exported to China is processed there and ‘re-exported’ to global markets as Chinese products, making it hard to track its sustainability and verify it’s labeled accurately, but also gutting the economies of small fishing communities worldwide that can no longer compete.

Five members of the 51���� faculty—including the Nicholas School's Paul Baker, Emily Klein and Lydia Olander—have been named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

In a recent study, researchers identified a "tipping point," around 265 parts per million sodium, where even tiny changes in salinity can set off disproportionately large changes in the plants that live in coastal wetlands.

Many North American tree species have begun to slowly migrate northward in response to global warming, but western and eastern forests are responding differently. A new 51����-led study reveals why.

Climate scientists and activists have warned that global warming due to human-driven greenhouse gas emissions is close to spiraling out of control.

The sprays and cloths that have helped bespectacled mask-wearers clear up foggy lenses throughout the coronavirus pandemic may contain high levels of “forever chemicals,” scientists found.

A 51���� study nine top rated products contained PFAS, which has been linked to cancer and other health problems.

The anti-fogging sprays and cloths many people use to prevent condensation on their eyeglasses when wearing a mask or face shield may contain high levels of per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS), a new 51����-led study finds.