Center for Environmental Research and Earth Sciences

The Center for Environmental Research and Earth Sciences (CERES) is a multi-disciplinary and independent research group that presents itself as addressing important issues in the fields of environmental and earth sciences. According to its own About page, the group aims to foster original and timely scientific understanding and to re-examine older analyses with fresh insights, hoping to illuminate, enhance and resolve new and open issues. It describes its approach as driven by curiosity and open-minded efforts to match experimental results with theoretical understanding. CERES positions itself explicitly against what it calls the scientific community's recent prioritization of defining a "scientific consensus" on scientific topics, especially politically charged ones. Its mission statement argues that this obsession with forming a consensus contradicts the ethos of true scientific inquiry and open-ended research. Instead, it says its research is driven by a deep curiosity to continually expand and revisit understanding of important scientific topics. This positioning places CERES within the broader landscape of independent or contrarian science communication rather than a conventional academic institution. The name CERES is explained on the organization's website as a reference to the Roman goddess Ceres — associated with agriculture, fertility, grains, the harvest, motherhood, the earth and cultivated crops — and to the dwarf planet Ceres, named in 1801 in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. The site says these connections to society's interrelationship with nature and to astronomy resonate with the center's interest in environmental research and Earth sciences, and notes that NASA also uses CERES as an acronym. CERES publishes peer-reviewed research, with its website linking to publications from 2018 to the present, and maintains a team page. It also runs a news section featuring items such as attendance at the EIKE-17 Climate Conference in Germany in June 2026, a piece titled "Into the Mystic: Interpreting Spiritual Healing Sites," and commentary on the dropping of the RCP8.5 climate scenario. The site solicits donations under the banner of supporting independent scientific research and open-minded scientific inquiry. Beyond research and commentary, CERES operates an online shop. Its "All Products" category lists twelve products with prices ranging from US$7.50 to US$130.00, including items marked as best sellers, new and on sale. The product listings are generic placeholders ("I'm a product"), indicating a merchandise store attached to the site. Wikidata classifies the entity simply as an "opinion site," reflecting its hybrid character as a research group, advocacy outlet and small commercial operation. No founding year, headquarters location, ownership structure or executive leadership is disclosed in the available evidence.

The available evidence does not disclose a founding date, founding individuals or a chronological institutional history for the Center for Environmental Research and Earth Sciences (CERES). What can be reconstructed is the organization's self-described identity and the scope of its activity. CERES presents itself as a multi-disciplinary and independent research group whose aims are to address important issues in the fields of environmental and earth sciences. Its About page states that the group strives to foster original and timely scientific understanding and to re-examine old analyses with fresh insights, with the hope of illuminating, enhancing and resolving new and open issues. It frames its work as driven by curiosity and by open-minded efforts to match experimental results with theoretical understanding. A defining element of CERES's stated mission is its stance toward scientific consensus. The organization argues that in recent years the scientific community appears to have prioritized defining a "scientific consensus" on scientific topics, especially politically charged ones, and that this obsession with forming a consensus contradicts the ethos of true scientific inquiry and open-ended research. CERES says its own approach is instead driven by a deep curiosity to continually expand and revisit understanding of important scientific topics. This places the group in the tradition of independent research organizations that position themselves outside mainstream consensus science. The name CERES is explained on the website through two references. In ancient Roman religion, Ceres was the goddess of agriculture, fertility, grains, the harvest, motherhood, the earth and cultivated crops, often depicted carrying a sickle or a sheaf of wheat, as in an 18th-century statuette by Augustin Pajou. In 1801 the name Ceres was also given to a dwarf planet in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. The organization says the connections of society's interrelationship with nature, as well as the more recent astronomical connection, resonate with its interest in environmental research and Earth sciences, and it notes that NASA also uses CERES as an acronym. CERES maintains a team page and links to its peer-reviewed research from 2018 to the present, indicating sustained publication activity over that period. Its website also carries a news section. Items highlighted on the homepage include CERES attending the EIKE-17 Climate Conference in Germany in June 2026, an article titled "Into the Mystic: Interpreting Spiritual Healing Sites," and a piece on the dropping of the RCP8.5 climate scenario. The site solicits donations to support what it calls independent scientific research and open-minded scientific inquiry. Commercially, CERES operates an online shop. Its "All Products" category displays twelve products priced between US$7.50 and US$130.00, with labels for best seller, new and sale items. The listings use generic placeholder text, suggesting a merchandise operation attached to the research and commentary site. Wikidata classifies the entity as an "opinion site," which captures its hybrid role as a research group, commentary outlet and small commercial storefront. No ownership, headquarters, leadership or listing information is available in the evidence.

• 2018

  Peer-reviewed research publications linked on the CERES website date from 2018 onward.

• CERES attends the EIKE-17 Climate Conference in Germany.

Independent, multi-disciplinary research group and opinion site that rejects the pursuit of 'scientific consensus' on politically charged topics and promotes open-ended inquiry, funded by donations and merchandise sales.

• Peer-reviewed research publications (2018–present)

• Online merchandise shop (12 products, US$7.50–US$130.00)

1. 1Environmental Science | CERES-Scienceceres-science.com
2. 2About | CERES Scienceceres-science.com
3. 3All Products | CERES Scienceceres-science.com
4. 4Center for Environmental Research and Earth Sciences — Wikidatawikidata.org