Climate Change

Sustainability and Climate Change

BU Institute to Focus on Equity and Justice in the Climate Change Fight

Blue Carbon

Empowering Citizen Scientists to Study and Protect Coastal Wetlands

Mental Health

Summer Heat Can Drain Mental Health

Forest Edges

City Trees and Soil Are Sucking More Carbon Out of the Atmosphere Than Previously Thought

Climate Change

Extreme Heat Could Impact Young and Middle-Aged Adults More than Older Adults

Climate Science

On Alaska’s Glaciers, Life Is Harsh—and So Is the Reality of Climate Change

Environmental Justice

This Squad of Researchers Is a Real-Life Justice League

Climate Change

Is It Worth Trying to Sway the Most Staunch Climate Deniers?

Climate Science

IPCC Climate Report: In New England, Extreme Heat and Sea Level Rise Are Biggest Climate Threats

Climate Science

Wildfire Smoke in New England Is “Pretty Severe from Public Health Perspective”

Deepwater Discoveries

There’s More to the Story behind Rare Glass Octopus Footage

Heat Illness

How Does Heat Exposure Affect the Body and Mind?

Environmental Health

As Temperatures Set Records, Heat Exposure Hits Some Neighborhoods Harder than Others

Cutting Carbon

How the US Can Cut Carbon Emissions in Half by 2030, with or without Congress

Microbiomes

“Synthetic Ecology” Seeks to Boost Health by Engineering the Environment

Soil Microbiome

Why Scientists Want to Solve an Underground Mystery about Where Microbes Live

Climate Change

Northern Forest Fires Could Accelerate Climate Change

Environmental Health

In the Northeast, Improved Walking and Bicycling Infrastructure Could Save Hundreds of Lives, Billions of Dollars

Environmental Policy

Three Key Takeaways from President Biden’s Rapid Movement on Climate Policy

Climate Change

The State’s Most Ambitious-Ever Climate Bill Is Still on the Table—Here’s What’s at Stake