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The largest-ever camera trap study in Central America, on Costa Rica’s Osa Peninsula, has revealed how human disturbance affects where animals live and how they’re grouped.

Eighteen emerging leaders from water and wastewater utilities across the United States have been selected as 2022 Fellows of 91ÉçÇø¸£Àû’s Water Innovation Leadership Development (WILD) executive education program.

Integrating satellite data and hundreds of thousands of individual bird sightings posted on eBird, an online public database, scientists have developed a more precise method for mapping the habitats of more than 1,300 forest bird species at high risk of extinction.

Loss of habitat and poaching have made African forest elephants a critically endangered species.

$1 million Durham study to examine exposure from chemicals in building materials and consumer products and evaluate mitigation strategies to reduce exposures during pregnancy

The time has come to discourage further development, to consider moving some existing development out of harm’s way, and for everyone on the Outer Banks to contemplate the mounting losses that they will experience with the coming of the storms on time’s horizon.

Nicholas School of the Environment faculty members Emily Bernhardt, Ram Oren, Drew Shindell, Heather Stapleton, Avner Vengosh and Mark Wiesner were named to the 2021 list of the world’s Most Highly Cited Researchers.

Coastal marshes that have been invaded by feral hogs recover from disturbances up to three times slower than non-invaded marshes and are far less resilient to sea-level rise, extreme drought and other impacts of climate change.

If you have ever taken a look at the ocean at night, some of you may see it light up in different colors like neon green or blue. Well, this is by no mistake.

The United States Department of Energy has awarded 91ÉçÇø¸£Àû a $7.5 million grant to research the impact that offshore wind development can have on wildlife and marine life.

An unusual spate of heat-related deaths makes tangible the fatal consequences of a changing climate.

Creating a climate of change in a rising tide of bad news requires creativity, innovation and tenacity. Learn about the groundbreaking work that Duke’s environmental scientists have pioneered in the last 30 years.

As regulators consider new rules and potential revisions to past rules, they should learn from experience, both to improve regulation and to enhance the accuracy of policy analyses.

Elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 2020, Clark spoke with PNAS about his recent work on tree fecundity—the potential to reproduce—and the race against climate change.

By distinguishing between lead from modern sources and lead from pre-1970s vehicle exhaust fumes and leaded paint, the new test may be especially useful for assessing the hidden risks of legacy contamination.