Written accounts of Native Americans cultivating the land in New England overstate the importance of agriculture in the pre-contact period, according to a new study.

Increasing ignitions by people contribute to ‘new normal’ for U.S. wildfire characteristics.

A new study led by archaeologists, ecologists, and paleoclimatologists at Harvard and elsewhere overturns long-held beliefs about the role humans played in shaping the American landscape before and after European colonization. 

Everyone hates road construction, even the soils and bodies of water around the roads.

Confirms that poultry wastewater inhibits microbes’ capacity to remove nitrogen.

River flow is reduced in areas where forests have been planted and does not recover over time, a new study has shown.

Many New York tomato growers are familiar with the scourge of bacterial canker – the wilted leaves and blistered fruit that can spoil an entire season’s planting.

 Increasingly intense wildfires that have scorched forests from California to Australia are stoking worry about long-term health impacts from smoke exposure in affected cities and towns.

Ph.D. candidate describes her research into wildland firefighting, the impact on firefighters, U.S. policy around wildfires, and parallels to what’s happening in Australia.

Fish sticks may be a tasty option for dinner, but are they good for the planet?