Why did humans evolve the eyes we have today? While scientists can't go back in time to study the environmental pressures ...

New research reveals ancient humans in southern Africa lived in isolation for nearly 100,000 years. This led to unique ...

For decades, scientists have studied animals living in or near the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant to see how increased levels ...

Evolution is a sequence of design changes happening on their own in a discernible direction; it never weds itself to a single point on a drawing board. An evolving system or animal is free to simply ...

An international study changes the view that exposure to the toxic metal lead is largely a post-industrial phenomenon. The research reveals that our human ancestors were periodically exposed to lead ...

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The Drexel University master’s degree in Ecology, Evolution and Earth Systems (EEES) offers full- and part-time plans of study to meet the needs and career goals of students, such as those who would ...