East African landscapes today are the result of the cumulative effects of climate and land-use
change over millennial timescales. In this review, we compile archaeological and …

Companies have historically invested in large research and development departments to
drive innovation and provide sustainable growth. This model, however, is eroding due to a …

The exhibition of increasingly intensive and complex niche construction behaviors through
time is a key feature of human evolution, culminating in the advanced capacity for ecosystem …

As our planet emerges into a new epoch in which humans dominate the Earth system, it is
imperative that societies initiate a new phase of responsible environmental stewardship. Here …

Environmentally transformative human use of land accelerated with the emergence of
agriculture, but the extent, trajectory, and implications of these early changes are not well …

We assembled genome-wide data from 16 prehistoric Africans. We show that the anciently
divergent lineage that comprises the primary ancestry of the southern African San had a …

Cigarette smoking results in oxidative stress and inflammation in the lungs, which are
involved in the pathogenesis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). 4-Hydroxy-2-…

AimsRecovery Colleges are opening internationally. The evaluation focus has been on
outcomes for Recovery College students who use mental health services. However, benefits may …

In 2010, the international community, under the auspices of the Convention on Biological
Diversity, agreed on 20 biodiversity-related “Aichi Targets” to be achieved within a decade. We …

We describe a solid-state material formed from binary assembly of atomically precise molecular
clusters. [Co 6 Se 8 (PEt 3 ) 6 ][C 60 ] 2 and [Cr 6 Te 8 (PEt 3 ) 6 ][C 60 ] 2 assembled into …