The doctoral (PhD) degree program in Ecology, Evolution and Earth Systems (EEES) at Drexel University is a multidisciplinary program that emphasizes collaboration with other departments at the ...

Master of Science (MS) – part- or full-time plans of study include thesis and non-thesis options. Doctorate (PhD) – students develop a custom plan of study guided by their faculty advisor. Department ...

New research shows that land use by human societies has reshaped ecology across most of Earth's land for at least 12,000 years. Researchers, from over a dozen institutions around the world, assessed ...

On the high slopes of the Eel River watershed on California's North Coast Range, large conifers sink their roots deep through the soil and into fractures in the mudstone bedrock, tapping water ...

Environmental science is an interdisciplinary academic field that integrates physical and life sciences (including physics, chemistry, biology, ecology, soil science, geology, and geography) to the ...

Ever since its formation around 4.5 billion years ago, Earth's rotation has been gradually slowing down, and its days have gotten progressively longer as a result. While Earth's slowdown is not ...

Earth's seasons look very different at locations not far from each other, 20 years' worth of satellite data reveals. Earth's seasonal cycles can vary dramatically across short distances, even at the ...

Could the clock already be ticking on the habitable environment of planet Earth? New models of the Earth’s climate and the life cycles of stars place planet Earth far short of the maximum point of the ...