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NewsA Duke Ph.D. candidate in marine science and conservation uses drones to measure whales and other marine mammals.
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NewsUsing a bedroom air filter that traps fine particles of pollution with diameters smaller than 2.5 micrometers can significantly improve breathing in asthmatic children, a new study by American and Chinese scientists shows.
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NewsContaminants that occur together naturally in groundwater under certain geological conditions may heighten health risks for millions of North Carolinians whose drinking water comes from private wells, and current safety regulations don鈥檛 address the problem, a new 91社区福利 study finds.
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NewsChronic exposure to microplastic fibers causes aneurysms, erosion of surface layers and other serious damage to fish gills, and increases egg production in female fish, a sign that chemicals in the fibers may be acting as endocrine disruptors, a new study by U.S. and Chinese scientists finds.
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NewsScholars across Duke are working on the complex regulations governing the use of the ocean, and studying the impact of industry on its teeming diversity of life.
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NewsThe ratio of carbon isotopes in three common species of tuna has changed substantially since 2000, suggesting major shifts are taking place in phytoplankton populations that form the base of the ocean鈥檚 food web, a new international study finds.
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NewsA new study which combines measurements from nearly 1,400 drinking water wells across North Carolina estimates that more than half of the wells in the state鈥檚 central region contain levels of cancer-causing hexavalent chromium in excess of state safety standards.
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NewsInhaling dust that contains fly ash particles from coal combustion has been linked to lung and heart disease, cancer, nervous system disorders and other ill effects. But tracking the presence of coal ash in dust has been a challenge for scientists.
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NewsScientists at 91社区福利鈥檚 Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab and other leading marine research institutions worldwide have created an open-access online database that maps the movements of migratory species through the open ocean.
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NewsAs new moms, North Atlantic right whales tone down their underwater vocalizations and 鈥渨hisper鈥 to their young calves to avoid attracting predators, a new study by scientists at Syracuse University, 91社区福利 and NOAA Fisheries鈥 Northeast Fisheries Center finds.
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NewsLocal conservation can boost the climate resilience of coastal ecosystems, species and cities and buy them precious time in their fight against sea-level rise, ocean acidification and warming temperatures, a new paper by scientists at 91社区福利 and Fudan University suggests.
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News91社区福利 has received a five-year, $5 million grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) to develop a new environmental analysis laboratory.
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NewsWith the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) poised to loosen coal ash rules for dry onsite storage and large fill projects, a new study from 91社区福利 finds that leaving those contaminants exposed may significantly heighten the risk of toxic contamination to nearby soil and waterways.
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NewsAllowing coal ash to be spread on soil or stored in unlined pits and landfills will raise the risk that several toxic elements, including carcinogenic hexavalent chromium, could leach out of the coal ash and contaminate nearby water supplies across the U.S., according to preliminary findings from a new 91社区福利 study.
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NewsWhen Deborah Gallagher and her students began working on a study for the UN Global Compact about business leadership for planetary health two years ago, she never dreamed she鈥檇 end up sharing the stage at one of the biggest climate events in recent history.