The Pew Charitable Trusts announced today the eight pairs of researchers who will make up its 2024 class of Innovation Fund investigators. These 16 acclaimed scientists—all alumni of Pew’s biomedical ...

WASHINGTON—The highly contagious H5N1 virus, commonly known as avian or bird flu, has been confirmed in two seabirds—both of them Antarctic skuas—on the Antarctic Peninsula. And on February 23, ...

The Pew Charitable Trusts’ 2023 class of Innovation Fund investigators—12 accomplished scientists with expertise in cancer biology, neuroscience, immunology, and more—are pairing up to explore ...

In a trend that risks watering down global conservation efforts, some governments and fishery management organizations are considering proposals to declare large areas of the ocean “conserved” even as ...

At some point this year, borrowers will likely be required to start repaying their federal student loans for the first time in three years, as the pandemic-related pause on payments, interest accrual, ...

Open-ocean seabirds such as albatrosses and large petrels are highly vulnerable to capture in commercial fishing gear because they tend to follow and scavenge from fishing vessels and dive on baited ...

Suicide is a serious public health problem, claiming more than 48,000 lives in the U.S. in 2021. Research shows that nearly half of individuals who die by suicide interacted with the health care ...

Q: What swimming accomplishments are you most proud of? A: I know everyone wants to hear about my goal to swim in all seven oceans this year, or my Guinness World Records in Cape Horn, or maybe my ...

Source: Volatility scores for each state’s overall tax revenue and specific tax sources were calculated using the U.S. Census Bureau’s State Government Tax Collections historical data series from ...

Seagrasses and other underwater plants, known as submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV), grow only in shallow estuarine waters rather than in deep water. Like plants on land, these marine flora—which ...

Collaboration is often at the forefront of scientific discovery and biomedical research has long benefited from this approach. By bridging unique backgrounds and expertise, scientists have made ...

Earlier this summer, Louisiana nominated a portion of the Atchafalaya Basin—often referred to by coastal scientists and conservationists as “America’s wetland”—to become the country’s 31st site in the ...