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NewsThe American Meteorological Society (AMS) will present its prestigious 2021 Award for Outstanding Achievement in Biometeorology to Gabriel G. Katul, Theodore S. Coile Professor of Hydrology and Micrometeorology at Duke University’s Nicholas School of the Environment. -
NewsDrew Shindell told members of the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform that we could avoid about 4.5 million premature deaths, 3.5 million hospitalizations and emergency room visits, and 300 million lost workdays in the United States over the next 50 years by cutting fossil fuel emissions to a point that Earth’s atmosphere doesn’t warm more than 2°C. -
NewsIn the coming months, as Congress turns to longer-term investments to help an economy and job market hurt by the coronavirus crisis, policymakers should consider using natural climate solutions, including forestry and agriculture incentives, to improve climate protection and act as a powerful economic engine for rural America.
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NewsLinda Birnbaum, former director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) and National Toxicology Program (NTP), has been appointed Scholar in Residence at Duke University’s Nicholas School of the Environment. -
NewsReducing tropical deforestation and limiting the wildlife trade might be cost-effective ways of stopping pandemics before they start, a new analysis finds.
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NewsThe cost of preventing further pandemics over the next decade by protecting wildlife and forests would equate to just 2% of the estimated financial damage caused by Covid-19, according to a new analysis.
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NewsGovernments might be able to prevent future pandemics by investing as little as $22 billion a year in programs to curb wildlife trafficking and stem the destruction of tropical forests, a new analysis by an international team of scientists and economists shows. -
NewsSalt marshes, seagrass meadows and other coastal ecosystems are in rapid decline around the world. Restoring them is expensive and often unsuccessful. But an international team of researchers has discovered a way to sharply increase the odds of success by using biodegradable mats. -
NewsPhD student Anna Nordseth writes about a project led by John Poulsen that used tree measurements to estimate the amount of carbon stored in Gabon’s forests and determine why some forests hold more carbon than others. -
NewsInteractive story map created for final master's project in Coastal Environmental Management program -
NewsScientists at Duke University are harnessing the power of big data and geospatial analysis to create new ways to track the effects of climate change on species and food webs. -
NewsResearchers at Duke University have deployed a 500-foot mooring line capable of collecting an array of biological and environmental data in the ocean.
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NewsAs dean, I am committed to serious change and will commit our resources, intellect and energy to address these very complex challenges as we seek to advance anti-racism in our curriculum, admissions, recruitment, training among our students, faculty and staff, and hiring. -
NewsAs companies inch closer to mining the ocean’s depths, a growing chorus of scientists and environmental advocates are pushing back, warning that such activity could cause irreversible harm to ecosystems we’ve barely begun to understand.
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NewsOn Wednesday, June 10, the Nicholas School will participate in #ShutDownSTEM and #ShutDownAcademia as part of acknowledging why Black lives matter. This action is in recognition that as members of a university community and the work we do as scientists and knowledge creators, either directly or indirectly, is embedded in systems of racial injustice and inequality.