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Scientists have uncovered how tobacco plants naturally make nicotine, solving a mystery that has puzzled researchers for nearly two centuries.

Psychologists at the University of York, who tested the impact that smartphones have on children's behaviour for a new two-part documentary series for Channel 4, found that a ban in school impacted positively on sleep and mood.

Reading books is more effective at stimulating the imagination compared to watching images and stories unfold on screen, a new study has suggested.

Older adults who play digital puzzle games have the same memory abilities as people in their 20s, a new study has shown.

Researchers have shown how historic estates, such as Castle Howard and Duncombe Park, have helped shape biodiversity and the role they continue to play in the protection of nature.

A new study looking at the presence of pharmaceuticals in the world's rivers found concentrations at potentially toxic levels in more than a quarter of the locations studied.

High levels of ingested microplastics in the human body have the potential to have harmful effects, a new study reveals.