Earth and Environmental Science

Graphic of ice sheets.
Do melting ice sheets spell doomsday? Glaciologist weighs in
Type: News Story
Temple professor Atsuhiro Muto explains how climate change is affecting our planet’s vital ice sheets.
January 9, 2024
Assistant Professor Atsuhiro Muto in Antarctica
Temple joins largest ever US-UK Antarctic scientific field campaign
Type: News Story
Assistant Professor Atsuhiro Muto will spend up to three months in Antarctica to research the potential collapse of the Thwaites Glacier.
May 17, 2018
Dinosaurs could withstand polar winter
Type: In the Media
April 12, 2012
Dinos in the Great White North
Type: In the Media
April 12, 2012
Duck-billed dinosaurs endured long, dark polar winters
Type: News Story
A recent study by researchers from Temple, the University of Cape Town and the Museum of Nature and Science in Dallas has found that duck-billed dinosaurs that lived within Arctic latitudes approximately 70 million years ago endured long, dark polar winters instead of migrating to more southern latitudes.
April 10, 2012
Environmental Science students rock the holidays at annual sale
Type: News Story
Last week's annual campus jewelry sale conducted by earth and environmental science students offered gifts from around the world in time for the holidays. Proceeds from the sale support the students' participation in summer field training courses.
December 13, 2011
Geology Department's name changed to Earth and Environmental Science
Type: News Story
In an effort to better reflect its growth in both people and areas of expertise, the Geology Department in the College of Science and Technology has formally changed its name to Earth and Environmental Science.
August 20, 2008