People who follow this Planetary Health Diet have a lower risk of every major cause of death, including cancer, heart disease, and lung disease, according to a recent study by Harvard Chan School researchers.
Michael B. McElroy, the Gilbert Butler Professor of Environmental Studies at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, has been named the 2024 recipient of the William Bowie Medal, the highest honor conferred by the American Geophysical Union.
Senior research fellow and wildfire expert Loretta Mickley explains how climate change contributes to longer wildfire seasons, what that means for health, and how to protect ourselves.
Replacing diesel school buses with electric school buses may yield up to $247,600 in climate and health benefits per individual bus, according to a new study by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
Students, faculty, and researchers head into the Amazon rainforest to explore the region's intricate ecosystems as well as urgent threats to its economic security, environment, and public health.
Get to know a few of the startup founders in the 2024 Harvard Climate Entrepreneurs Circle—an incubator that has helped launch nearly 100 high-potential ventures dedicated to tackling climate challenges.
On November 1, the Salata Institute Climate and Sustainability Career Expo will connect Harvard and MIT students and alumni interested in climate with employers who are looking to recruit.
Breaking, a startup spun out of Harvard's Wyss Institute of Biologically Inspired Engineering, has discovered a microbe that can degrade multiple types of plastics in as little as 22 months.
Circe, a startup developed at Harvard's Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, is commercializing a novel bioproduction technology that could significantly reduce the carbon emissions of industries from food to aviation fuel.
A Harvard Business School case study explores what social entrepreneurs can learn from the successes and failures of Flashfood, an app that seeks to reduce food waste by selling nearly expired groceries at discounted prices.
