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Fourteen scientists and one engineer were named by President George W. Bush on May 9, 2002 to receive the National Medal of Science, the nation's highest award for lifetime achievement in fields of scientific research.

“Would Henry Hudson even recognize the Hudson River if he sailed up it today?” In this four-part series, Dave Strayer describes how much the river has been transformed over time.

Deer and beavers are only a few of the creatures that I've encountered on the Cary Institute hiking trails this summer. On my first day, I saw a beautiful brown fawn by my foot on the edge of the trail.

The Trump administration claims that it is committed to providing clean air and water for all Americans. Here, the operative word is “for,” as if humans merely take from the environment and are not part of it.

"Natural climate solutions" could help the world reach the goals of the Paris climate agreement—which include keeping the world's temperatures from rising more than 2 degrees Celsius.

Heat waves, floods, and air quality alerts – cities like New York are already suffering from the impacts of climate change. What does the future hold? And how can ecology improve urban resilience and the lives of city residents?

In the Grand Canyon reach of the Colorado River, two species play an outsized role in the fate of mercury in the aquatic ecosystem, and their numbers are altered by flood events. So reports new research.

In my last post, I began with a thought experiment: what would happen if everyone in the world sat down, at least six feet apart, for 14 days? If we could do it, the pandemic would be over, because anyone who was infected would recover (or die from) their infection without passing it on to anyone else.

Pandemic-related shutdowns — including restrictions from both the state of New Hampshire and the U.S. Forest Service, which owns and manages Hubbard Brook — make it uncertain how many researchers will be allowed on-site this summer.

Despite the potential for a lighter tick season, there could be an increase in Lyme cases because of the COVID-19 pandemic: as increasing numbers of homebound people are spending more time in local parks and in the woods the risk of infections goes up.

We may be entering a vicious circle—what scientists call a positive feedback loop—with respect to global warming. A hotter climate will increase the demand for air conditioning. By using electricity, air conditioning will increase the demand on power plants, yielding more carbon dioxide and further warming.

Lethal in high doses to humans and other animals, only monarch caterpillars can stomach milkweed nectar – and they rely on it alone for sustenance.

Nipah is just one of many hundreds of animal-borne, or zoonotic diseases, which have jumped from animals to humans in the past fifty years. Increasingly, it is believed, many have done so as a direct result of the human devastation of nature – which now sees one million species (link is external) threatened with extinction.

Discover the history of northeastern forests, their resilience in the face of change, and threats that will shape their future.

A walk in the woods might be an appealing way to relieve stress from the coronavirus lockdown, but it comes with an underappreciated risk: Ticks that carry Lyme and other illnesses.

Award-winning writer Lauret Savoy weaves personal journeys and historical inquiry to examine how the still unfolding history of the United States – and ideas of 'race' – have marked the land, this society, and her.

Barry Haydasz has been the Trail Specialist at Cary Institute for over 15 years, having started as a volunteer. His trail reports give an overview of what’s buzzing and blooming on Cary Institute’s grounds from late March through October.