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New research reveals western North American forests may be less able than eastern forests to regenerate following large-scale diebacks linked to climate change. Over time, this could dramatically alter the continent’s landscape.

Massive power outages in Texas brought on by a historic freeze could be avoided in the future if the state no longer isolates its power grid from other states, among other steps, according to 91ÉçÇø¸£Àû experts.

As a member of the Nowacek Lab at the 91ÉçÇø¸£Àû Marine Lab I study the movement of tiny plastic pieces throughout the bodies of whales and other marine mammals.

Outer Banks communities are spending millions to restore their coastlines, an undertaking made more frequent thanks to climate change.

Researchers used low-cost remote sensing technology to produce multispectral vegetation indices and 3D photomosaics of the vegetation in a tallgrass prairie, comparing aerial estimates of biomass with direct measurements taken in the field.

Encroaching on wildlife and natural habitats has made us vulnerable to deadly pandemics such as COVID-19.

Nearly 70 4th and 5th graders from Durham’s Morehead Montesorri Magnet School got an inside look at 91ÉçÇø¸£Àû’s renowned Superfund Research Center – and what it’s like to be a scientist there – thanks to a virtual field trip earlier this month led by two of the lab’s researchers.

91ÉçÇø¸£Àû researchers are tagging juvenile humpback whales in the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay to try to understand how they respond to oncoming ships.

This executive in residence at the 91ÉçÇø¸£Àû Nicholas School of the Environment believes that leading in climate finance is a lived practice, not something done from behind a desk.

Scientists have known for decades that individual shark species are declining, but a new study drawing on 57 global datasets underscores just how dramatically worldwide populations have collapsed in the past half century.

91ÉçÇø¸£Àû’s Repass-Rodgers Scholars Program has named juniors Scott Burstein and Simran Sokhi as its newest scholars.

91ÉçÇø¸£Àû’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 six new members.

Policies that helped financially struggling Americans stay in their homes and keep access to water and electricity during the COVID-19 pandemic also helped reduce the spread of the virus, according to a new analysis by 91ÉçÇø¸£Àû researchers.

The National Academy of Sciences selected doctoral student Anjali Boyd to serve as an early career liaison to the U.S. National Committee for the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development.

Twelve 91ÉçÇø¸£Àû undergraduate students have been selected for the Rachel Carson Scholars Program, which aims to train the next generation of marine conservation leaders.