Bigger brains allow cliff-nesting seagull species to survive and thrive in urban environments
Seagull species that have bigger brains are more likely to nest on coastal cliffs and may also be better adapted...
Ecology and Conservation
University of Exeter rated leading institution in the country for ecology and evolution research
The quality of research undertaken by the University of Exeter in the fields of ecology and evolution has been ranked...
New project explores warfare in animal societies
A major new research project will investigate how and why groups of animals from the same species fight one another....
AI helps to detect invasive Asian hornets
Artificial Intelligence can be used to detect invasive Asian hornets and raise the alarm, new research shows. University of Exeter...
Scientists discover how Diadem butterfly mimics African Queen
Scientists have discovered how female Diadem butterflies have evolved to look like African Queen butterflies to repel predators. African Queens...
Halloween toy among plastics swallowed by sea turtles
A Halloween toy was among hundreds of plastic items found in the guts of dead sea turtles in the Mediterranean,...
Penryn Perspectives: Dr Andrew Pye
“I never thought I would be able to come back to Cornwall and have an academic career. It was an...
Giant ancient seaweed bed helping in the fight against climate change
Researchers working on a Cornwall Council project to look at the potential of marine habitats in tackling climate change have...
Lights on fishing nets can protect sea turtles
Lights on fishing nets could help save the Mediterranean’s threatened sea turtles, new research shows. Every year an estimated 40,000...