Exeter experts welcome High Seas Treaty
Ocean researchers from the University of Exeter have welcomed the United Nations High Seas Treaty. After negotiations that began more...
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Flamingos form cliques with like-minded pals
Flamingos form cliques of like-minded individuals within their flocks, new research shows. Scientists analysed the personalities and social behaviour of...
Leading TED Talk speaker and environmental activist to visit University of Exeter Cornwall
Kelsey Leonard, a water scientist, legal scholar, policy expert, and citizen of the Native American Shinnecock Nation, will speak at...
Cohesion and connection drop in ageing population
Social cohesion and connection decline in an ageing population, according to a new study of one of humanity’s closest relatives....
University of Exeter partnership launches HAIRE toolkit to transform the future of healthy ageing
The University of Exeter is hosting a conference on the future of healthy ageing to celebrate the end of a...
Hazel dormice should be classified as ‘endangered’, according to new research
New research has highlighted issues about how the conservation status of different species is classified, and suggests the focus should...
Whale warning as clock ticks towards deep-sea mining
Seabed mining could soon begin in the deep ocean – but the potential impact on animals including whales is unknown,...
New damselfly sharing habitat with UK natives
A damselfly species that came to the UK from Europe poses a minimal risk to native damselflies and dragonflies, new...
Killer whale mums pay high price for raising sons
Raising sons is an exhausting experience that leaves killer whale mothers far less likely to produce more offspring, new research...