In this 2011 video, Boston University biologist Richard Primack explains how he and his research team used Henry David Thoreau’s nature observations from the 1850s to measure the effects of ...

Scientists have studied the predatory behavior of sharks in deep-sea ecosystems. This research provides insights into the ...

Using observations from two citizen scientists, the authors investigated STEVE’s shape, finding that the purple colors peak at around 124 miles high, while the green bars peak about 68 miles up. Those ...

Fact-checking Thoreau's observations at Walden Pond shows how old diaries and specimens can inform modern research. by Tara K. Miller, Abe Miller-Rushing and Richard B. Primack, The Conversation ...

Observation can be combined with other methods to find out about people's experience interviews, 1-2-1 conversations, group discussions and activities: watching and responding to your participant’s ...

Less research on environmental risks means we will be forced to operate with an incomplete understanding of those risks.

New research helps compile more than 130 years of on-the-ground flood observations to help communities and outside agencies prepare for and predict future floods. As fall storm season looms, so do ...