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.
The clean-up and site restoration of a New Zealand research station in Antarctica has provided valuable lessons on the challenges of contaminated sites, according to a study in the journal Polar Record.
Earth Sciences
Jun 3, 2025
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A study co-led by Irina Gorodetskaya, a researcher at the Interdisciplinary Center of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR), brings together all up-to-date data on the phenomenon of atmospheric rivers in Antarctica and ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 2, 2025
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Involving communities in nature-based solutions to tackle urban climate and environmental challenges leads to innovation and multiple benefits, a study shows.
Environment
May 28, 2025
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Environmental scientists at Nottingham Trent University have identified exactly where coastal waters meet freshwater rivers, unlocking insights into one of the most overlooked and at-risk aquatic habitats.
Environment
May 20, 2025
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Survey data shows that most people believe climate change is happening, but many don't act, and as a postdoctoral fellow in Annenberg School for Communication Professor Emily Falk's Communication Neuroscience Lab, Alyssa ...
Environment
May 14, 2025
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Researchers at the University of Miami are providing improved insights into how extreme heat should be defined and addressed. The findings were published in an article titled "Where heat does not come in waves: A framework ...
Earth Sciences
May 13, 2025
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A new study from POSTECH (Pohang University of Science and Technology), led by Professor Hyung Joo Lee and integrated Ph.D. student Na Rae Kim, evaluated how well ground monitoring networks represent nitrogen dioxide (NO2) ...
Environment
May 9, 2025
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Research shows that communities are best able to mitigate the effects of climate change when they can work alongside scientists on adaptation plans. B. Hanson and colleagues recently extended this finding to Indigenous communities ...
Environment
Apr 30, 2025
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The link between proximity to greenspace—including trees and parks—and healthy birth outcomes is well established. Now new data from researchers at Drexel University's Dornsife School of Public Health adds to our understanding ...
Environment
Apr 23, 2025
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Scientists at the Institute for Agroecology at the University of Vermont, along with international co-authors, have published a paper outlining Ecuador's successes in legally championing the Rights of Nature. The paper, titled ...
Environment
Apr 21, 2025
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