Environmental research as a research area encompasses the systematic, interdisciplinary study of physical, chemical, biological, and socio-economic processes that govern the natural and built environments, including their interactions with human activities. It investigates phenomena such as pollutant fate and transport, ecosystem structure and function, climate and atmospheric processes, land-use change, and resource dynamics, often integrating field observations, laboratory experiments, remote sensing, and computational modeling. The field aims to quantify environmental change, assess risks and impacts on ecosystems and human health, and provide an empirical basis for environmental management, conservation strategies, regulatory frameworks, and sustainability-oriented policy development.
When environmental policymakers are invited to imagine the future together, they don't just think differently, they feel differently, too.
Environment
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As global marine biodiversity faces increasing threats from climate change, pollution, and overfishing, understanding the complex dynamics of ocean ecosystems is more urgent than ever. The Asia-Pacific region (APR) is home ...
Ecology
Nov 5, 2025
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New research shows that modern agriculture is impacting biodiversity inside protected areas in Europe, while some traditional agricultural practices may help preserve it. The Natura 2000 is the largest network of protected ...
Ecology
Nov 3, 2025
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Researchers at North Carolina State University have shown a link between the size of cockroach home infestations and the levels of both allergens and endotoxins in those homes, with lowering roach infestation numbers through ...
Environment
Oct 25, 2025
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Even within a single species, animals don't all respond in the same way to environmental changes. A new study of reed frogs in East Africa reveals that understanding these differences could be key to protecting wildlife.
Evolution
Oct 23, 2025
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People who have lived through floods, heat waves, or other climate-related disasters are significantly more likely to view climate change as a very serious threat, according to new research from the University of Amsterdam, ...
Environment
Oct 15, 2025
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"Baltimore is sinking, and the sea is rising," Benjamin Zaitchik pronounced on a drizzly, late-summer day in his office at Johns Hopkins University. A professor of Earth and planetary sciences, Zaitchik's brow furrowed as ...
Environment
Oct 15, 2025
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Britain's flagship polar research vessel heads to Antarctica next week to help advance dozens of climate change-linked science projects, as Western nations spearhead studies there while the United States withdraws.
Environment
Oct 12, 2025
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Forming sustainable research partnerships with Indigenous peoples requires trust and mutual benefit, say microbiome researchers in an opinion paper published in Trends in Microbiology. The paper presents a framework for building ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 8, 2025
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Two authors from ETH Zurich and RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau have concluded that the rapid production and distribution of chemicals in the environment means that regulatory risk assessment can no longer keep pace with their ...
Environment
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