River Otters Unfazed by Feces and Parasites While Eating…and That’s Good for Ecosystems New Study Offers First Look at Diet and Ecology of River Otters in Chesapeake Bay August 14, 2025 Environmental Research Center Research News
William “Monty” Graham Named Director of the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center May 8, 2025 Environmental Research Center Administrative News
Hotter Temps Trigger Wetlands To Emit More Methane as Microbes Struggle To Keep Up Scientists Dial Up Heat and Carbon Dioxide in Futuristic Experiment April 23, 2025 Environmental Research Center Research News
Restored Oyster Sanctuaries Host More Marine Life Sanctuaries in Chesapeake Shelter Higher Oyster Populations and More Marine Life—Including Parasites—Than Nearby Harvest Areas July 9, 2024 Environmental Research Center Research News
‘Life in the Ocean Touches Everyone’: U.S. Rolls Out First National Ocean Biodiversity Strategy Strategy Calls for Evidence-Based Protections, Stronger Information Pipeline and Greater Attention to Local and Indigenous Knowledge June 3, 2024 Environmental Research Center
Adult Fish Struggle To Bounce Back in Marine Protected Areas To Replenish Adult Spawners, Marine Protected Areas Need Strong Enforcement and Climate-Friendly Design April 4, 2024 Environmental Research Center Research News
Protecting Lands Slows Biodiversity Loss Among Vertebrates by Five Times Effective Government Key To Ensuring Protected Areas Safeguard Biodiversity September 27, 2023 Environmental Research Center Research News
Marine Protected Areas Improve Health, Wealth of Nearby Communities New Smithsonian-Led Study Shows Protecting Marine Life Can Support Multiple U.N. Sustainable Development Goals in Mesoamerican Reef June 22, 2023 Environmental Research Center Research News
Tree Species Diversity Increases Likelihood of Planting Success Researchers and Volunteers Planted 20,000 Tree Saplings in Reforestation Experiment; Ten Years Later, the Results Are In May 23, 2023 Environmental Research Center Research News
Unraveling a Microbial Mystery Why Are Some Bacteria Making Environmental Mercury Even More Toxic? April 4, 2023 Environmental Research Center Research News
Getting to the Root of Blue Carbon Storage in Belize’s Mangroves SERC Is Part of International Team To Develop First National Estimates of Mangrove Carbon Stocks in Belize February 8, 2023 Environmental Research Center Research News
Smithsonian and Chesapeake Bay Foundation Announce New Oyster Restoration Partnership November 15, 2022 Environmental Research Center
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