Environment Science

President Barack Obama recently took action on two marine national monuments, citing the urgent need to help wildlife survive amid changing ocean conditions. Read More

Charles Rice, Ph.D., a molecular virologist at Rockefeller University and 1986 Pew biomedical scholar, will receive the 2016 Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award on Sept. 23 for his role in finding an effective treatment for hepatitis C, an infectious disease that afflicts more than 130 million people worldwide and contributes to 700,000 deaths annually. Rice devised a system to grow... Read More

Over the past five months, government officials from more than 80 countries have taken part in eight workshops around the world to discuss and solidify support for proposals to impose trade restrictions on certain shark and ray species to be considered at this month’s meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). Read More

On a map, Pitcairn Islands appear as a green pinprick in the blue expanse of the South Pacific Ocean. But the small islands make up one of the largest areas of protected ocean on the planet. At around 320,465 square miles (830,000 square kilometers), the Pitcairn Islands Marine Reserve is almost 3.5 times the size of the United Kingdom. Read More

Secretary of State John Kerry will host the third annual Our Ocean conference in Washington from Sept. 15 and 16. Global leaders, scientists, entrepreneurs, innovators, and representatives from nongovernmental organizations will discuss the major challenges facing the world’s oceans and how to address them. Read More

President Barack Obama recently took action on two marine national monuments, citing the urgent need to help wildlife survive amid changing ocean conditions. Read More

Charles Rice, Ph.D., a molecular virologist at Rockefeller University and 1986 Pew biomedical scholar, will receive the 2016 Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award on Sept. 23 for his role in finding an effective treatment for hepatitis C, an infectious disease that afflicts more than 130 million people worldwide and contributes to 700,000 deaths annually. Rice devised a system to grow... Read More

Over the past five months, government officials from more than 80 countries have taken part in eight workshops around the world to discuss and solidify support for proposals to impose trade restrictions on certain shark and ray species to be considered at this month’s meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). Read More

On a map, Pitcairn Islands appear as a green pinprick in the blue expanse of the South Pacific Ocean. But the small islands make up one of the largest areas of protected ocean on the planet. At around 320,465 square miles (830,000 square kilometers), the Pitcairn Islands Marine Reserve is almost 3.5 times the size of the United Kingdom. Read More

Secretary of State John Kerry will host the third annual Our Ocean conference in Washington from Sept. 15 and 16. Global leaders, scientists, entrepreneurs, innovators, and representatives from nongovernmental organizations will discuss the major challenges facing the world’s oceans and how to address them. Read More

WASHINGTON—Nonmotorized recreation on U.S. lands overseen by the Bureau of Land Management supports 25,000 jobs and adds $2.8 billion to the U.S. economy, according to the first study devoted to the economic contribution of “quiet recreation” visitors on BLM lands. Read More

A federal program meant to protect consumers from tainted meat, poultry, and egg products needs greater scientific rigor and transparency, according to a report from The Pew Charitable Trusts released today. Read More

Please join us for an expert presentation on trends in extreme weather over the past decade and the impact of more frequent and more complex weather events on national preparedness and on the United States’ natural disaster response framework. Read More

The Pew Charitable Trusts today named 10 postdoctoral scientists to the Pew Latin American Fellows Program in the Biomedical Sciences. Read More

The Pew Charitable Trusts today named 22 promising early-career researchers as Pew scholars in the biomedical sciences. Read More

Thirty percent of global fish catch may be unreported, according to new research. Read More

The sailfish—a type of marlin— is the fastest fish in the ocean. These fish move at an average speed of 40mph—that’s a whopping seven times faster than Olympic athletes swim. Read More

The population growth of any species depends on its life-history characteristics. With many of the world’s shark populations declining, it is important to examine how these characteristics differ from other fish to identify the most effective management approaches. Read More

Humans kill some 100 million sharks annually, largely for shark fin soup. Some shark species, like the oceanic whitetip, have declined up to 99 percent. Read More

Populations of tiny forage fish, such as herring and sardines, fluctuate naturally, and sometimes collapse. This can have harmful effects on the fishing industry and on larger animals (including whales, tuna, birds, and seals) that depend on forage fish for sustenance. But a 2014 study offers a clue as to how we might make such collapses less severe. Read More