Editor’s note: Big Tent Ideas always aims to provide balancing perspectives on the hottest issues of the day. Below is a ...

MIT professor Susan Solomon discusses the National Academies study on the environmental impacts of nuclear war, and how it made her realize the importance of the science of rising smoke and fuel loads ...

Climate scientist Jorge Sarmiento was Princeton's George J. Magee Professor of Geoscience and Geological Engineering, ...

Matt Meyer signed an official proclamation declaring May 18-22, 2026, as “Delaware Heat Awareness Week.” The students worked ...

As you cover the efforts by the chemical industry and Republican allies to weaken the Toxic Substances Control Act, here is some additional background.

"For a century now, Attenborough’s life has been intimately interwoven not only with humanity’s growing scientific ...

The Humphrey School of Public Affairs is pleased to announce several new faculty members who will join the School in the 2026 ...

Minnesota is aligning environmental science education with transfer pathways, field internships, and urgent ecological needs to prepare students for conservation careers. Community college programs ...

Take a brief walk outside and you're likely to encounter a wide range of things that could influence your health—the sunlight beaming on your face, a plume of exhaust, or even noise from a car driving ...

“Demonic intrusion,” a term coined in 1984, describes uncontrolled, often random disturbances by an entity, human or ...

Every administration says it prioritizes getting the science right, and our current Administration has emphasized using “gold ...

WASHINGTON — The National Academy of Sciences announced today the election of 120 members and 30 international members in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original ...