A study published in Nature has identified two transmembrane G protein-coupled receptors that mediate extracellular-to-intracellular ceramide signalling and shows that blocking these receptors ...

The serotonin receptor Htr2b activation enhances lysosome biogenesis and phagocytic clearance of debris to mitigate neuroinflammation and brain injury after stroke. The study proposes a potential ...

The Basics of Carbon Credits Utilizing the Power of Forests, Oceans, and Soil—1. IntroductionWhen people hear the term ...

Human societies didn’t just adapt to the planet—they learned to reshape it. From early fire use to today’s global supply chains, our cultural and social innovations have unlocked extraordinary power ...

Humanity’s current development model based on burning fossil fuels and converting natural ecosystems for agriculture is changing the climate, degrading once-productive lands and driving plant and ...

We All Have a Place in Nature. For 75 years, The Nature Conservancy has helped protect the places that shape us, inspire us and connect us across all generations. A childhood creek. A favorite trail.

The economy—that’s something people created, right? Human beings are the only organisms on Earth to assign value in the form of money (as far as we know). The products and services we’re buying with ...

Some researchers hold that evolution hasn’t much altered humans in the past 10,000 years. A new analysis of ancient DNA indicates that natural selection continued to shape hundreds of genes. By Carl ...

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At this time of year, the sound of returning songbirds fills the air, fresh bright leaves spring from bare branches, early color pops in our gardens, and the daylight stays a bit longer in the ...

If you’ve ever taken a walk outside on a hard day to shed stress, you may be onto something. A growing body of scientific evidence confirms what many of us know innately — spending time in nature is ...