Male crickets court females in unison – unless rivals get too close
Male crickets sing in unison to attract females – but stop singing if a rival gets too close, new research...
Ecology and Conservation
Immune systems develop ‘silver bullet’ defences against common bacteria
Immune systems develop specific genes to combat common bacteria such as those found in food, new research shows. Previous theories...
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....
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...
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...
Amazon dolphins at risk from fishing, dams and dredging
Amazon river dolphins are under threat from fishing and proposed new dams and dredging, research shows. Scientists used satellite tags...
1,000km challenge for conservation charity Another Way
A Conservation Biology and Ecology student from the University of Exeter’s Penryn Campus is set to walk over 1,000 kilometres...
Illusions are in the eye, not the mind
Numerous visual illusions are caused by limits in the way our eyes and visual neurones work – rather than more...
Light pollution confuses coastal woodlouse
Artificial night-time light confuses a colour-changing coastal woodlouse, new research shows. The sea slater is an inch-long woodlouse that lives...