Environment

Rory Barnes, assistant professor of astronomy, puzzles what would happen if Earth were a superplanet.

Doctoral student Dominic Sivitilli gives insight into the mind of an octopus.

Associate director of the Program on the Environment, Kristi Straus, shares tips for reducing your pet's carbon footprint.

Alex Lenferna, philosophy doctoral student, writes about how the creation of social 'tipping points' could lead to social transformations that mitigate the effects of climate change.

Aseem Prakash, professor of political science, gives insight on Amazon's reaction to employees speaking out about its climate policy.

History Professor Margaret O'Mara weighs in on Amazon employees' decision to call out Amazon for its climate policy.

Jeffrey Riffell, professor of biology explains how new research shows that orchids could be used as mosquito repellant.

Rod Crawford, curator of arachnids at the Burke Museum, discusses whether more posionous spiders thriving in Australia's wildfires should be of concern to citizens.

Biology Professor Janneke Hille Ris Lambers discusses community scientists and the important role they play in collecting consistent data on changing ecosystems.

Biology Professor Jeffery Riffell explain why mosquitos are so drawn to flowers.

Ben Marwick, associate professor of anthropology discusses an ancient aboriginal aquaculture system recently uncovered by the Australian wildfires.

David Barash, professor emeritus of psychology, discusses monogamy in the animal kingdom.

Abigail Swann, associate professor of biology, details the connection between the climate crisis and forest fires.

Political science Professor Aseem Prakash weighs in on the analysis surrounding Microsoft's newly-announced "carbon-negative" goal.

Political science Professor Aseem Prakash analyzes the race for climate leadership among tech companies.