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Lizbeth Ibarra grew up next to an oil refinery, and every day she saw its impact on her community of Richmond in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her family and friends suffered from asthma and other respiratory illnesses. School days were sometimes cancelled...

Some wildfires are so intense, they create their own weather – thunderstorms driven by heat that hurtle smoke as high as 10 miles into the sky like giant chimneys. When these smoke plumes reach the thin, calm air of the upper troposphere and lower...

Researchers at Harvard University have lofted a sensor-packed balloon 15-20 kilometers above Earth to spot wildfires sooner and track their heat and smoke with unprecedented clarity. The system is sharper and more persistent than standard satellites. In a...

As we shift towards a green economy, how can we track hydrogen leakages? What techniques can be developed to synthesize metastable quantum materials? How can we harness the interaction of light and matter to control chemical reactivity? The CCB winners of...

Laboratory experiments on particles for solar geoengineering demonstrate limits of models By SEAS press team Injecting light-reflecting aerosols into the stratosphere — known as solar geoengineering —could be used in conjunction with emissions reduction...

Harvard scientists investigate how trees, from pre-industrial to modern forests, impact pollution and climate change By Caitlin McDermott-Murphy Everyone knows that telltale pine forest smell. Candles and deodorants try to duplicate the scent. The most...

Harvard scientists put research on hold for safety, saw chance to help hospitals with precious gear By Juan Siliezar, Harvard Staff Writer Sarah Fortune leads a lab of about 20 scientists who study tuberculosis. The lab at the Harvard TH Chan School of...

This environmental scientist seeks a clearer picture of cloudy atmospheric chemicals By Adam Zewe Eleni Dovrou’s initial interest in environmental science and engineering was triggered on the beach volleyball court. Born into a family of athletes (her...

Research examines the possibility of spraying tiny particles into the stratosphere to block the sun a bit and cool the planet By Anna Gibbs Every morning, the Keutsch Research Group gathers for a meeting. Eight engineers and chemists give updates on their...

Researchers launched a new project to explore how particulate matter interacts with the Earth’s upper atmosphere Originally published by the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Harvard University researchers have launched a new project, the...