Some Arctic regions regain their “greenness” within a decade of a sudden permafrost collapse, while others can take a century or more to recover, researchers report in a new study. The difference is directly related to each site’s gross primary productivity, a measure of its photosynthetic capacity...

 Jordan McAlister is a human geographer with interests in the built environment, historical geography, and historic preservation. A native of Texas, he has long taken an interest in the cultural and regional geographies of...

In April 2019, a marine heat wave struck a coral reef on the island of Moorea in French Polynesia, killing much of the coral and the beneficial algae that colonized it. This “bleaching” event reduced live coral populations on the reef from about 75% beforehand to less than 17% a year later and led...

For decades, professor emeritus Bob Rauber has helped students understand some of nature’s most powerful and destructive forces. A longtime professor of the department of climate,...

A new study using multidecade satellite imagery and face-to-face human interviews tracked the environmental and societal impacts of gravel mining in the Lubha River, Northeast Bangladesh. The researchers found that the river had recovered its natural shape within just four years after gravel mining...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — City development is increasingly associated with creating “smart cities” that use technology for managing city services, home construction and attracting resources. But those strategies come with negative consequences to a city’s poor residents, said...

Anita Shore enrolled in the online Environmental Sustainability program to deepen her understanding of the environmental challenges facing our world today — and to gain the tools to help address...

The first year of President Trump’s second term has ushered in a host of policy changes to higher education, research funding, and priorities. Kelvin Droegemeier, professor of climate, meteorology and atmospheric science at the...

Eight staff members and academic professionals are being honored by the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences for outstanding professional contributions. As a facility operations coordinator for the Departments of Mathematics and...