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How Inland Waters ‘Breathe’ Carbon – And What it Means for Global Systems

A new Yale study reveals important insights into the factors that influence the release of greenhouse gases from rivers and streams, including a key relationship between storm events, ecology, and topography in moderating this release.

All is Bright: Holiday Lights Visible From Space, Study Shows

A new study co-led by Ph.D. candidate Eleanor Stokes reveals that changes in human behavior during holiday seasons — including bright Christmas light displays in the U.S. and a shift in activities during the holy month of Ramadan — can be visible from space.

New Study Examines Whether COVID-19 Virus Has Entered Rivers and Streams

Yale researchers are studying whether the COVID-19 virus is present in streams and rivers, a first step to determine if it could then be transmitted through rivers and streams to humans.

Growth of Mega-Cities Will Consume Swaths of Cropland in Africa and Asia

The growth of mega-cities will eliminate massive areas of valuable cropland in some parts of the world by the year 2030, according to a new international study co-authored by F&ES Prof. Karen Seto.

Green Infrastructure: F&ES Class Produces More than a Grade

F&ES students on the green roof of Philadelphia's PECO Building.

Earlier this year, as students across New Haven escaped campus for a few sun-soaked days in tropical climes, eleven F&ES students packed into rented cars for a six-day trek down the I-95 corridor. Stops included Baltimore and Philadelphia.

So what lures a group to spend its spring break in some of the nation’s grittier towns during the grey

High Hopes for Growing a Green Fuel in Arid East Africa

<p class="p1"> The arid landscape of the Tigray Region in Ethiopia where API is growing oil crops for biodiesel.</p>

Since graduating from Yale in May 2010 with a degree in environmental engineering, Noah McColl has been spending a great deal of time thinking about what to do with leftovers. Not leftovers from yesterday’s meal, but rather what some might have traditionally seen as industrial wastes from the process of making fuel out of green plants. McColl would prefer

Global Urban Growth Typified By Suburbs, Not Skyscrapers

An F&ES analysis of 478 cities with populations of more than 1 million people finds that urban growth across the world is predominantly moving outward rather than upward, a trend that is generally considered inefficient and unsustainable.

Study: Geoengineering the Climate Could Imperil Most Animal Groups

One of the tools considered to reduce the impacts of climate change is geoengineering, but a new study, co-authored by an F&ES scientist, finds that starting or halting such schemes too quickly could imperial most groups of animals.

Funding Shortfalls Hamper Knowledge Of Social, Economic Climate Impacts

co-authored by three F&ES researchers.

Fossil Fuel Companies Benefit from Inefficient Pricing on Climate and Health Consequences

Fossil fuel producers in the U.S. are directly benefiting from implicit subsidies on the order of $62 billion a year because of inefficient pricing that doesn’t properly account for the costs of damages to the environment, climate, and human health.

Forester's Go! Photo Competition

View the winners of the F&ES student photo contest.

Forest Fragmentation Research Earns 2021 Bormann Prize

Meghna Krishnadas’ doctoral research into how forest fragmentation alters the underlying mechanisms shaping patterns of tropical tree regeneration and forest diversity was recognized for its novel insight into ecological processes.

Forest Diversity Loss Will Drive Productivity Decline, Study Shows

Maintaining the diversity of the world’s forests not only promotes species richness but will also assure the forests’ productivity and services for future generations, according to a new study conducted by a global coalition of researchers including from F&ES.

For Some Urban Areas, Warming Climate is Only Half the Threat

Urban expansion will cause the average summer temperature in these areas to increase about 0.5 to 0.6 degrees C by midcentury — but up to 3 degrees C in some locations, according to a new F&ES study.

For F&ES Scholars, Africa Trip Offers Glimpse of Partnership Opportunities

During a recent trip to a research center in central Kenya, three F&ES faculty members — including Dean Indy Burke — discovered the potential for long-term collaboration that could re-shape the experience for the next generation of F&ES students and scholars.

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