Collaborative robots are coming to Manchester!
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Scientists discover how plants breathe
Botanists have known since the 19th century that leaves have pores – called stomata – and contain an intricate internal network of air channels....
Study claims everyone alive today can trace our ancestry to a region in northern...
A landmark study claims to have pinpointed the birthplace of modern humans in southern Africa and suggests how past climate shifts drove their first...
Large exoplanet could have the right conditions for life
Astronomers have found an exoplanet more than twice the size of Earth to be potentially habitable, opening the search for life to planets significantly...
New research reveals origin of Stonehenge’s great sarsen stones
The giant sarsen stones that form the primary architecture of Stonehenge originate from West Woods on the edge of Wiltshire’s Marlborough Downs, according to...
New modified wheat could help tackle global food shortage
Researchers at the University of York have created a new modified wheat variety that increases grain production by up to 12%.
Wheat is one of...
Popeye was right after all-Green leafy vegetables essential for muscle strength
Eating just one cup of leafy green vegetables every day could boost muscle function, according to new research.
The study, published today in the Journal of...
Primate mothers may carry infants after death as a way of grieving, study finds
Some primate species may express grief over the death of their infant by carrying the corpse with them, sometimes for months, according to a...
Scientists discover how plants evolved to colonise land over 500 million years ago
Scientists analysing one of the largest genomic datasets of plants have discovered how the first plants on Earth evolved the mechanisms used to control...
Toads surprise scientists by climbing trees in UK woodlands
Volunteers surveying dormice and bats in trees have made the unexpected discovery of over fifty common toads in nest boxes and tree cavities at...