Our mission is to fund, support, and acknowledge environmental science research projects on a global level.
Industry News
- Health care in Malawi after USAID’s end, and a rocky exoplanet with an atmosphereFirst up on the podcast, we continue our coverage of the fallout from cuts to the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), this time focusing on how one of the largest recipients of aid is coping 18 months later. Contributing Correspondent Catherine Offord talks about her trip to Malawi and the efforts to strengthen their […]
- Owl wars and the immune system’s memoryFirst up on the podcast, Contributing Correspondent Warren Cornwall goes on an owl hunt in the woods of Northern California. After surviving logging and habitat destruction in the 1990s, the endangered Northern spotted owl has put conservationists in a bind: In order to protect the spotted owl, the only solution may be shooting barred owls. […]
- How Antarctica got its ice sheets, and what happens when geopolitical relationships turn chilly in the ArcticFirst up on the podcast, relationships turn chilly in the polar research haven of Svalbard in Norway. Senior International Correspondent Richard Stone joins host Sarah Crespi to discuss the impacts of geopolitical shifts on the scientific output of this region so important to the study of climate change. Next on the show, producer Meagan Cantwell […]
Expert Insights
- Drained Under Soviet Rule, Aral Sea Has Become a Huge Source of EmissionsThe Aral Sea sits between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan and was once the fourth-largest inland body of water on Earth. For the past 60 years, though, humans have bled it nearly dry irrigating cotton crops, leaving behind a salty plain the size of Ireland. Its loss has long been seen as an ecological and humanitarian problem, […]
- In Steel Country, the Fight for Clean Air Faces New ObstaclesA Japanese steel giant has pledged billions in new investment in Pennsylvania’s Monongahela River Valley, raising hopes that it would clean up pollution from its steel mills in the region. But documents show that its plans to ramp up production will worsen local air quality.Read more on E360 →
- New Species of Monkey Discovered in the CongoScientists have identified a new species of monkey in the forests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is just the fifth new species of African monkey discovered in the last 75 years.Read more on E360 →
Our Partners and Collaborators
