USC Dornsife News

Pioneering initiative aims to unite diverse academic disciplines for ecosystem conservation.

Annual Climate Forward conference features former U.S. Reps. Adam Kinzinger and Val Demings, former White House National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy and New York Times columnist Bret Stephens.

An expert on bees and other pollinators discusses the recently approved vaccine to protect honeybees from a bacterial scourge and gives tips for helping these ecologically crucial species survive.

Among the past year’s efforts, researchers looked to create more resilient oysters, produce medicines from plastic and ensure transplanted coral have the best chance at saving dying reefs.

Activists aren’t necessarily more aggressive than in the past, but they are using creative and sometimes shocking new tactics that are meant to go viral to spread their message.

An art historian plumbs the archives of the Documerica project, an early Environmental Protection Agency effort to teach about environmental damage and how the agency prevents and repairs the harm.

Researchers 50 years ago warned that unchecked consumption could crater the world economy by 2100. Decades and much debate later, can humanity innovate quickly enough to avoid that fate?

Because of humans, the concentration of planet-warming carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is now 50% higher than before the industrial era and these gases are raising Earth’s temperature.

Murad Jah has been a research assistant for the COP26 conference for a year. Now he’s got a virtual front-row seat for the event. [2½ min read]