Study reveals how pollinators cope with plant toxins
Pollinators such as honeybees produce special enzymes that detoxify defence chemicals produced by plants, new research shows. Many plants produce...
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Exeter top university in SOS-UK rankings
Exeter has been ranked first and second among universities in two leader boards produced by Students Organising for Sustainability (SOS-UK)....
Exeter trio among European Space Agency award finalists
Three University of Exeter researchers are part of a team that reached the final of the ESA–EGU 2023 Earth Observation...
DNA testing finds endangered eels on the menu
DNA testing has confirmed widespread – and probably illegal – international trading of critically endangered European eels. A research team...
Exeter experts comment on UK government’s net zero plan
University of Exeter researchers have given their views of the UK’s government’s new net zero strategy, called Powering up Britain....
Lynx reintroduction in Scotland? It’s complicated
Plans to reintroduce the lynx in Scotland provoke a complex range of opinions, new research shows. Lynx died out in...
‘Critical tool’ launched to track national contributions to climate change
Research published today shows how countries have contributed to global warming through their emissions of key greenhouse gases since 1850...
Microplastics limit energy production in tiny freshwater species
Microplastic pollution reduces energy production in a microscopic creature found in freshwater worldwide, new research shows. Paramecium bursaria contain algae...
Exeter researchers comment on IPCC report
Researchers from the University of Exeter and the Met Office have commented on the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel...