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Sperm whales live in the remote open ocean. Or at least, that’s what scientists have long thought. The U.S. government’s 2010 recovery plan for sperm whales characterizes their range as “generally offshore.” A 2016 study of their Australian range describes the whales as foraging in “deep offshore areas of the world’s oceans.” This understanding goes way back.

A growing group of New Jersey politicians have called for an offshore wind activity moratorium, despite multiple scientists saying whale deaths off the Northeast coast this winter aren't elevated compared to previous years and show no link to offshore wind.

While thousands of acres in Hyde County have produced lucrative crops for centuries, the uncultivated peatland in the county with one of the lowest population densities in the state has the potential to offer a new kind of profitable produce: carbon credits.

Aaliya Aaliya, a PhD student in the Earth and Climate Sciences program, recently shared insights into why she's pursuing her degree at Duke, her research focus, impacts of her research and a memorable experience as a doctoral student so far.

Eighteen rising leaders from water and wastewater utilities across the United States have graduated from ���Ĵ�ý’s Water Innovation Leadership Development (WILD) executive education program.

We often hear about snakes as a symbol of ill intention in popular culture and yet that characterization is at odds with what conservation scientists understand to be the nature of the animals. On this episode, we talk with Nicolette Cagle of the Nicholas School of the Environment at ���Ĵ�ý. She is author of a new book called “Saving Snakes.”