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Dr. Elsa Anderson talks about vacant lots and urban biodiversity, or how urban areas can provide spaces for many species of plants and animals.

As if you needed anything else to worry about in 2020, summer is here — which means tick season is, too. While experts say ticks are expected to be about average this year, they say the U.S. may see an uptick in Lyme disease cases due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Cary Postdoctoral Associate Zbigniew ‘Z’ Grabowski is a socio-ecologist working with Steward Pickett and Timon McPhearson. Z came to Cary from Portland State University, where he earned a PhD in Earth, Environment, and Society – his top-three interests.  

A leading authority on international water issues, Sandra Postel explores contemporary water challenges, innovative water projects, and sustainable solutions to ensure global water security.

I know of few environmental topics that engender more emotion than proposals to extract natural gas using hydraulic fracturing methods (i.e., fracking) to open up the pores in bedrock.

Hydraulic fracturing (aka fracking) has become a standard practice for the production of oil and gas, not just from the shale-gas areas, such as the Marcellus shale in the Northeast, but from a wide variety of situations including the Permian Basin of Texas. 

Imported forest pests, like the emerald ash borer and spotted lanternfly, are quietly decimating forests, street trees, and parks in every state across the US. Losing trees means we’re also losing the essential services they perform.

In the face of the inexorable rise in atmospheric CO2, widespread observations of long-term warming trends, and intransigent policy makers in the face of the economic and political influence of the fossil fuel industry, we hear much about methods to remove CO2 from the atmosphere by improvements in agriculture practices. 

Biochar (formerly known as charcoal) has attracted a lot of recent attention, owing to increasing interest in carbon sequestration in soils for greenhouse gas mitigation. 

While artificial intelligence has found a lot of use cases in many industries, another area that is witnessing a lot of traction is for Social Good. Many companies and organisations are either collaborating with not-for-profit organisations or are developing solutions that may help communities and society in general by integrating AI. 

From Ferguson to Minneapolis, protests over the killing of Black and brown people by police have ignited difficult conversations around race, forcing us to confront the reality that racism exists and perpetuates itself in ways we’ve neglected to fully appreciate.

I’ve blogged on methane before. After a couple of years’ hiatus, the concentration of methane in the atmosphere resumed its rise, which has nearly tripled the historical concentration in the past couple of hundred years.

Lyme and other tick-borne diseases have impacted the lives of so many in the Hudson Valley, New York. Learn the latest news on prevention from a panel of experts.

I have confession to make. In these waning days of summer, there is nothing I like more than a thick juicy steak on the grill. Preferably something well marbled from the feedlots of Kansas. When I was younger I could easily put away a one pounder; I still can do fairly well at this.

The human destruction of natural ecosystems increases the numbers of rats, bats and other animals that harbour diseases that can lead to pandemics such as Covid-19, a comprehensive analysis has found

I was set to collect and study aquatic insects at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest in New Hampshire, to learn how they are being impacted by climate change. That was before COVID-19 shifted everyone’s plans.

With some 350 million tons of plastic produced each year, it is not surprising that some of it escapes to the environment. Much of the plastic is used in products with a one-time or short life-span, such as containers and wrappings. Often we can see the dispersal of these plastics—grocery bags caught in tree branches and drink bottles lining roadsides, waterways and beaches. What is more difficult to see is the widespread use of plastics in textiles, that are broken down during washing and drying, releasing fibers to the air or water.

Join Cary Institute naturalist Barry Haydasz for a virtual butterfly walk and family-friendly adventure.

Join us for the 33nd annual Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Symposium, where 12 students will present the results of their summer research projects