Human activity may be triggering the greatest extinction event since the asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs, according to scientists. Their study, based on a review of decades of research on ...

Some of the environmental factors are modifiable, the researchers said. Nature versus nurture: Scientists are gathering more evidence on which has more of an impact on human well-being amid the aging ...

Environmental biology explores the interactions among organisms, the environment and human activities. It is a dynamic and growing major that prepares you with the scientific background needed to ...

Environmental engineering combines scientific and engineering principles to improve and maintain the environment in order to protect human health, natural resources, and natural environments.

The seas have long sustained human life, but a new UC Santa Barbara study shows that rising climate and human pressures are pushing the oceans toward a dangerous threshold. Vast and powerful, the ...

How do organisms interact with their environment? How do ecosystems function and maintain balance? How can we achieve sustainability in the use of natural resources? These are just a few of the timely ...