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Scientists now estimate that more than 200 million people could be living on land that will fall below future coastal ...

As the world shut down due to COVID, causing less traffic like trains, planes and automobiles, scientists expected the planet to get a break from harmful pollutants like nitrogen dioxide and methane.

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Billions of American chestnut trees once covered the eastern United States. A new study out Thursday in the journal Science provides hope for its revitalization, finding that the genetic testing of ...

Harvard University researcher Michael McElroy made groundbreaking contributions to climate science and helped shape global ...

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Gathering minerals such as nickel, cobalt, manganese and lithium from the seabed could affect everything from sponges to whales. The long-term effects of these extractions remain uncertain Amber X.

Tiny marine plankton that build calcium carbonate shells play an outsized role in regulating Earth’s climate, quietly pulling carbon from the atmosphere and helping lock it away in the deep ocean. New ...

For over 80 years, researchers have documented how powerful industries can exert influence over the very institutions meant to regulate them—a phenomenon known as "corporate capture." International ...

With an environmental science degree, you can monitor ecosystems, engineer green tech, write policy, and advise companies. Find roles that range from field scientist to sustainability consultant.