Climate change threatens species worldwide. At the Nicholas School, we’re creating new geospatial tools that boost their odds of survival.

Anjali Balakrishna, a Master of Environmental Management student, spent the summer at Microsoft as a program manager intern working on projects related to renewable energy and environmental justice.

A Duke University-led research team has used acoustic tags to eavesdrop on pilot whales as they forage in waters off Cape Hatteras, N.C. Vocalizations and echoes recorded by the tags reveals the whales alter their hunting behaviors based on the local environment, a trait that may contribute to the species’ success in adapting to shifting prey distributions and other changes now occurring in the world’s oceans.

Professors from Duke Divinity and the Nicholas School for the Environment lead sessions on pastoral care for climate change.

Four Nicholas School of the Environment faculty members have taken on new or expanded leadership roles at the school.

President Joe Biden has announced his intent to nominate Duke University Marine Laboratory Director Andrew J. Read to serve on the U.S. Marine Mammal Commission.

Andy Read, director of the Duke Marine Lab, documents the effects of human activities on marine animals

Duke University’s Nicholas School of the Environment is making changes to its Master of Environmental Management (MEM) degree program starting in Fall 2023.

The Nicholas School of the Environment hosted recognition ceremonies to honor graduating students in its undergraduate, master's and PhD programs on Saturday, May 7, 2022.

Thirteen Nicholas School of the Environment undergraduate students have earned Graduation with Distinction honors for 2022.

Dale Threatt-Taylor, executive director for The Nature Conservancy in South Carolina, will address 2022 graduates of Duke University’s Nicholas School of the Environment at the school’s Recognition Ceremony at 9 a.m. on Saturday, May 7.

How much energy does a dolphin use to swim? Fundamental understanding about their physiology and ecology may boost odds of survival.

Experts at Duke’s annual Research Week posed their research-based solutions to the imminent climate crisis during a virtual panel.

Six Duke University undergraduates have been selected to participate in the university’s Repass-Rodgers Scholars Program.

A new analysis reveals that the majority of the ocean’s surface has experienced extreme heat regularly since 2014.