Environmental Research News

Environmental Research

Environmental Research, like ecology, is a broad field of study that examines the structure and function of the natural world, and relationship between the human civilization and our environment. This is the body of research that provides much of our understanding of biology and earth systems science.

 
Areas of environmental research include topics such as geography, geology, climate change, air quality, development, ecosystem management, regulation, food and agriculture, forestry, and waste management.

Articles about Environmental Research

  • 11 amazing photos from Discovery's 'Life'

    Tue, May 21 2013 at 2:44 PM

    From lizards to leopard seals, these amazing photos offer a glimpse into the diverse biology of planet Earth.

  • Global warming's 6 Americas: Which are you?

    Tue, Apr 02 2013 at 12:21 PM

    Help this blogger with a school project by taking a short survey that examines how media consumers feel about global warming.

  • Starbucks buys a dual-purpose coffee farm

    Wed, Mar 20 2013 at 12:39 PM

    The 600-acre coffee farm in Costa Rica will grow beans for the coffee house chain, but it will also be used to research leaf rust.

  • Why environmental science matters

    Mon, Mar 04 2013 at 11:42 AM

    Find out what Dr. Rob Sanford, department chair of environmental science at USM, thinks about the intersection of politics and environmental science — and why the world doesn't need saving.

  • 7 surprising facts about Charles Darwin

    Mon, Feb 11 2013 at 4:24 PM

    The legendary naturalist may have revolutionized modern science, but he also loved backgammon, dabbled in Buddhism and couldn't stand the sight of blood.

  • Lisa P. Jackson to step down as EPA chief

    Thu, Dec 27 2012 at 12:15 PM

    Jackson will leave the Environmental Protection Agency early next year, she revealed Thursday, adding that 'the ship is sailing in the right direction.'

  • Brazil hopes to save species by cloning them

    Fri, Nov 16 2012 at 1:07 PM

    Scientists say any successfully cloned animals would be used in zoos for captive breeding, and would only be released into the wild as a last resort.

  • The 'fiscal cliff' and the environment

    Tue, Nov 13 2012 at 11:27 AM

    If America goes over the 'fiscal cliff' — political slang for a set of tax hikes and spending cuts — a range of environmental programs could be left hanging.

  • Sounds of science: Microbes make music

    Mon, Oct 08 2012 at 4:09 PM

    By translating environmental data into musical chords and scales, scientists have discovered that ocean water is brimming with 'microbial bebop.'

  • Surfing robot deployed to study sharks

    Sat, Aug 18 2012 at 11:42 AM

    At the tail end of Shark Week, a solar-powered robot has begun a shark-stalking voyage across the Pacific — and a new app lets anyone tag along.

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