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…

How religions shape the environmental movement in Indonesia

Young environmental activist Greta Thunberg’s famous quote “listen to the scientists”, during her meeting with the…

A cosmopolitan city

In a new excavation project undertaken by German and Italian researchers, LMU archaeologists Paul Scheding and…

Image: Hubble touts a team of stars

Within a galaxy hosting around 300 billion stars, here the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured…

Expedition to Peru captures climate history trapped in ice—before it is gone

From the summit of Huascarán, the highest mountain in Earth’s tropics, the valleys of the western…

Wasps as an effective pest control for agriculture

Common wasp species could be valuable at sustainably managing crop pests, finds a new UCL-led experimental…

Young workers with health conditions linked to poor work productivity

Young adults who are living with more than one health condition experienced poorer productivity in the…

Who buys the wine? Research reveals how consumers make choices for groups

When tasked with making choices for a big group, like selecting wine for the table, independent…