Would more parks and trees help LA County residents live longer?

Improving tree coverage and access to parks and green spaces in Los Angeles County, particularly in…

Cellular identity discovery has potential to impact cancer treatments

A team of scientists led by those in Trinity College Dublin has discovered new mechanisms involved…

In Florida study, nonnative leaf-litter ants are replacing native ants

A new look at decades of data from museum collections and surveys of leaf-litter ants in…

Woolly mammoths evolved smaller ears and woolier coats over the 700,000 years that they roamed the Siberian steppes

A team of researchers compared the genomes of woolly mammoths with modern day elephants to find…

Peptide that signals feeding suppression in jellyfish identified

A team affiliated with multiple institutions in Japan has identified a peptide that signals feeding suppression…

Report: Lawmakers introduced 563 measures against critical race theory in 2021 and 2022

UCLA researchers have found that in 2021 and 2022, federal, state, and local government officials introduced…

New Webb telescope image reveals secrets of star structure and building blocks of life

To gaze at the stars is human. To be able to see them in three-dimensional detail…

Young people need meaningful involvement in local authority environmental policy, says new report

A new report has called on local authorities to meaningfully involve young people in environmental policy…

Going, going, gone: Study says climate change juicing homers

Climate change is making major league sluggers into even hotter hitters, sending an extra 50 or…

Appreciating human stewardship of nature: Study challenges traditional conservation paradigm

The traditional conservation paradigm of “leaving nature alone” can be unrealistic and counter-productive, especially in a…