A new lakebed mapping initiative on Skaneateles Lake is helping scientists pinpoint nutrient-rich sediments that fuel harmful algal blooms (HABs), a growing threat to Syracuse’s major drinking water source.

Forests are falling behind in the race against climate change, with new research revealing it takes centuries for tree populations to adapt—far too slow to keep pace with today’s rapidly warming world.

Researchers from Syracuse University and the United Kingdom found chemical clues in ancient South African sediments linking past atmospheric shifts to droughts that mirror Cape Town’s Day Zero crisis.

A team of researchers from Syracuse University and MIT uncovered evidence that oxygenation in the ocean—crucial for life as we know it—may have occurred earlier than previously thought, offering new insights into the evolution of our planet.

Ph.D. graduate’s paleontology research may shed light on ecological and animal responses to past, future climate change.

Researchers from Syracuse University and the University of Louisiana at Lafayette discovered tiny features on sculpins’ fins which may enable them to cling firmly in harsh underwater environments.

Fulbright award enables A&S professor to travel to the Czech Republic to investigate the European Cenozoic rift system.

Researchers at Syracuse University are integrating traditional geochemistry with artificial intelligence to forecast the impact of climate warming and population growth on the alkalinity and salt levels in rivers nationwide.

A&S | Maxwell alumna Maggie Sardino ’23 is currently in England helping to teach environmental storytelling to undergraduate students at Syracuse Abroad – London, while pursuing two master’s degrees as a Marshall Scholar.

Indigenous values offer alternative roads to sustainability.

A faculty and student team from the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences is installing urban stream monitoring stations to investigate how extreme precipitation and other factors are affecting a Syracuse waterway.

Faculty connect, learn about campus climate and ecology resources at the Green Teaching Summit convened by Tolley Professor Mike Goode at Syracuse University’s Minnowbrook Conference Center.