The commonwealth's Northern Tier — one of the largest blocks of Eastern deciduous forest in the entire Appalachian region — is an important breeding area for…
Benjamin Sullivan, a researcher working with UM College of Forestry and Conservation Professor Cory Cleveland, led the team that looked at the nitrogen cycle…
But the big concern is really one of culture, according to Northeastern’s Jon Grabowski. “You’re talking about an iconic fishery. Cod has been fished in…
Cabo Pulmo is a close-knit community in Baja California Sur, Mexico, and the best preserved coral reef in the Gulf of California. But now the lands adjacent to…
“We have to control methane immediately, and natural gas is the largest methane pollution source in the United States,” said Howarth, who explains in an…
Some villagers are snubbing the lion killers, calling them “fakers” and contemplating punishing them and those who continue to reward them, said Monique…
The ocean is an increasingly industrialized space. Shipping, fishing, and recreational vessels, oil and gas exploration and other human activities all increase…
Stronger storms, rising seas, and flooding are placing hundreds of millions people at risk around the world, and big part of the solution to decrease those…
When they breed, adult sea turtles return to the beach where they were born. After breeding, adult sea turtles typically migrate several hundreds to thousands…
Only a bit of a good news first: During 2013 specific meteorological conditions led to four salt water inflows bringing oxygen-rich saltwater from the North…
In the face of a seemingly insurmountable cleanup effort, many were relieved by reports following the disaster that naturally-occurring microbes had consumed…
He and his colleagues—associate professor Jon Grabowski and assistant professor Randall Hughes, ecology experts with labs at Northeastern’s Marine Science…
These are for the first time identified in a study now published by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research. The uncertainties in assessing the…
Listed as an endangered species in Rhode Island and deemed threatened in Massachusetts, the terrapin is the only turtle in North America that spends its entire…
Symbiosis is the process that occurs when two different organisms live together to form a mutually beneficial partnership. In many symbiotic relationships,…
One of the things that engineer Robert Ilg and his colleagues do is to conduct Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs) in the energy and mobility field. They are making…
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