Livestock farming is often dismissed as irredeemably inefficient and polluting. But that was before anyone thought of considering a cattle herd as a diverse group of animals

Planets grow by a process of accretion—a gradual accumulation of additional material—in which they collisionally combine with their neighbors

Levitation techniques are no longer confined to the laboratory thanks to University of Bristol engineers

In 62 immunological measures, 57 differed between wild and laboratory mice, researchers found

A team of international scientists, led by the University of Bristol, has uncovered the earliest direct evidence of humans processing plants for food found anywhere in the world

Researchers from China, Canada, and the University of Bristol have discovered a dinosaur tail complete with its feathers trapped in a piece of amber

The spent bullet that provides the proof was found at the site of the 1917 Hallat Ammar train ambush

Use of low energy sweeteners (LES) in place of sugar, in children and adults, leads to reduced calorie intake and body weight – and possibly also when comparing LES beverages to water

Technique could be developed for a wide range of applications

Good leaders needing to strike a balance between striving to reach goals and keeping their followers with them has deep evolutionary roots, according to a new study from the Universities of Bristol, Harvard and Princeton on schooling fish.

What if handheld tools know what needs to be done and were even able to guide and help inexperienced users to complete jobs that require skill? Researchers at the University of Bristol have developed and started studying a novel concept in robotics - intelligent handheld robots.

Bats could be more flexible in their echolocation behaviour than previously thought, according to a new study into the foraging techniques of the desert long-eared bat by researchers at the University of Bristol.

A tabletop display with personal screens made from a curtain of mist that allow users to move images around and push through the fog-screens and onto the display, will be unveiled at an international conference later this month.

Eight strategies to cut the cost of keeping livestock, while boosting the quality and quantity of food produced.

The study applied new numerical methods that calculate the rate of evolution of different characteristics across a whole evolutionary tree.