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.
Europe is a world leader in the fight against climate change but must do more to improve its resilience against global warming, the European Union's environment agency warned on Monday.
Environment
Sep 29, 2025
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Canada's government and health science sectors should commit to researching the health effects of oil sands tailings, as previous research suggests that air, water, and land contaminations negatively affect local people's ...
Environment
Sep 15, 2025
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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."
Environment
Sep 10, 2025
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In 2023, the Amazon rainforest experienced its worst recorded drought since records began. River levels dropped dramatically and vegetation at all levels deteriorated due to intense heat and water shortages. In such conditions, ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 5, 2025
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University of Toledo environmental researchers trooped through the woods and wetlands of the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge for a week in early June. Their mission? To outfit an approximately 16-acre site with nearly 300 ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 3, 2025
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Insufficient monitoring leaves gaps in our knowledge of Antarctica's unique lifeforms and ecosystems—and their global significance. A new paper led by University of Wollongong researchers calls for the urgent expansion of ...
Ecology
Aug 19, 2025
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A study published in June reveals that fragmented communication and coordination undermine the effectiveness of Europe's leading biodiversity research infrastructures (BioRIs). The research led by Allan T. Souza, Tomáš Martinovič, ...
Ecology
Aug 18, 2025
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Despite decades of scientists' warnings about climate and ecological breakdown, record-breaking heat and escalating environmental disasters have become commonplace. Science has been attacked, dismissed and politicized, and ...
Environment
Aug 18, 2025
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Antibiotic resistance in the environment is a growing and largely overlooked crisis receiving inconsistent attention that may very well have dire consequences for human health, according to a new study led by the University ...
Ecology
Aug 7, 2025
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The Information Policy and Integrity Exchange (IPIE) has released a landmark review on climate misinformation and disinformation, synthesizing a decade of research across 300 studies. The review reveals a troubling evolution ...
Environment
Jul 31, 2025
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