Moving diagnostics out of the lab and into your hand

Handheld electrochemical sensors are part of the daily routine for millions of people with diabetes around…

'Messy' production of perovskite material increases solar cell efficiency

Scientists at the University of Cambridge studying perovskite materials for next generation solar cells and flexible…

Why tyranny could be the inevitable outcome of democracy

Plato, one of the earliest thinkers and writers about democracy, predicted that letting people govern themselves…

What's the story, morning glory? Taxonomy, evolution and sweet potatoes

This indicates that the storage root was an already-existing trait that predisposed the plant for cultivation…

Evolutionary diversity is associated with Amazon forest productivity

An international team of researchers led by the University of Leeds have revealed for the first…

Digitised faces reduce shoplifting risk at self-service checkouts

Digitised human-like faces at supermarket self-service checkouts may reduce the risk of shoplifting, according to an…

New findings on nitrous oxide emissions from northern trees surprised scientists

A recent study demonstrates that boreal forests of the Northern Hemisphere are sources of the greenhouse…

How the Zika virus can spread

The spread of infectious diseases such as Zika depends on many different factors. Researchers were able…

Putting a conservation finger on the internet's pulse

Social media is a rich vein of data for researchers to discover important trends in human…

For the first time: A method for measuring animal personality

A study on mice shows animal research may need to take into account the connection between…