Professor Bo Liu, Department of Plant Biology, holds an Arabidopsis plant while Professor Jawdat Al-Bassam, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, holds a model of the augmin protein complex.

Plant architecture can be used to describe a range of morphological features that contribute to a plant’s overall physical structure and fitness. Both inherited and environmental factors play a role ...

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Plant cells have several structures not found in other eukaryotes. In particular, organelles called chloroplasts allow plants to capture the energy of the Sun in energy-rich molecules; cell walls ...

A UK Supreme Court ruling banned Swedish-based drink manufacturer Oatly from using the term “milk” in its products, namely the trademark “Post Milk Generation”. In the UK and EU, “milk” is a term ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The UK’s first commercial-scale lithium plant has started operations as part of the country’s efforts to secure ...

United States Environmental Protection Agency logo and U.S. flag are seen in this illustration taken April 23, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration Twenty-three states, led by Democratic-governed New ...

The Allegheny County Sanitary Authority is advising people to stay out of local waterways for 48 hours after a power outage at its wastewater treatment plant. A "full" power outage at the plant ...