Chimpanzees have been observed copying quirky social behaviours from one another - wearing grass in their ears and bottoms - despite these actions offering no apparent practical benefit.

Artificial intelligence (AI) can be made more sustainable by making practical changes, such as reducing the number of decimal places used in AI models, shortening responses, and using smaller AI models, according to research from UCL published in a new UNESCO report.

New research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has revealed that when given a choice, the UK prefers less extreme body shapes in flat-faced (brachycephalic) dogs.

Contributing to The Conversation's user-friendly guide to climate finance , Professor Mark Maslin (UCL Geography) explains key technical terms and jargon.

The Early Detection of Liver Disease research project (ID LIVER) takes a targeted and streamlined approach to identifying, assessing and managing patients at increased risk of liver disease in underserved communities.

The collapse of tropical forests during Earth's most catastrophic extinction event was the primary cause of the prolonged global warming which followed, according to new research.

A creative play programme has significantly improved new parents' and carers' mental health, according to research by the Universities of Leeds and Huddersfield.

Forest regeneration offers a cost-effective method for carbon removal - playing a key role to play in removing billions of tonnes of atmospheric carbon dioxide. Young forests regrowing from land where mature woodlands have been cut down have a key role to play in removing billions of tonnes of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) and combating climate change, a new study reveals.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for urgent action to tackle what it calls a global crisis of loneliness and social disconnection, in a new report informed by the research of Professor Pamela Qualter from The University of Manchester.

Why humans have chins is one of many as-yet unanswered questions about evolution that scientists are making progress towards solving, rewrites Professor Max Telford (UCL Biosciences) in The Conversation.