Exeter work informed major UK climate adaptation report
Analysis led by the University of Exeter informed a major new UK government report on climate adaptation. The third National...
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Huge investment in Penryn Campus to bolster University of Exeter’s reputation as a global leader in sustainability
Building on the success of the Environment and Sustainability Institute (ESI) at the University of Exeter’s Penryn Campus in Cornwall,...
Green turtles fed at same seagrass meadows 3,000 years ago
Green turtles today feed at the same seagrass meadows as their ancestors did about 3,000 years ago, new research shows....
Tipping points can be triggered unexpectedly by dangerous rates of change
A recent paper by mathematicians at the University of Exeter in England, and University College Cork in Ireland, highlights the...
Butterflies and moths share ancient ‘blocks’ of DNA
Butterflies and moths share “blocks” of DNA dating back more than 200 million years, new research shows. Scientists from the...
Plastic at almost all coral reefs
Almost all coral reefs – including some of the most remote on Earth – contain large pieces of plastic waste,...
Tiny fish surprise scientists in ‘volunteer’s dilemma’
Tiny fish called Trinidadian guppies have surprised scientists when faced with the so-called “volunteer’s dilemma”. The idea of the dilemma...
Fish ‘suffocating in the heat’: Exeter experts comment on UK’s hottest June
University of Exeter scientists have commented on the environmental impacts of the UK’s hottest June on record. According to the...
Exeter Science Centre and University of Exeter sign Memorandum of Understanding
Exeter Science Centre and the University of Exeter have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to further their shared ambitions...