Orangutans seek out medicinal plants
Orangutans seek out plants with antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and wound-healing properties, new research shows. Based on 20 years of observations of...
Environment
UK gas decarbonisation project awarded Ofgem funding
A new project that aims to help decarbonise the UK gas network has been awarded funding by energy regulator Ofgem....
Côte d’Ivoire announces network of Marine Protected Areas
(Version française ci-dessous) Côte d'Ivoire has announced its goal of establishing six new Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) by 2030, bringing...
New alliance to protect Atlantic’s leatherback turtles launched on World Sea Turtle Day
(Version en Español abajo / Version française ci-dessous / Versão em português abaixo) A newly established alliance, comprising leading researchers...
Global scale of dragonfly migration revealed
Migration flights by dragonflies and damselflies criss-cross much of our planet, new research reveals. Scientists from the universities of Exeter...
‘Atmospheric Scrubbing’ could reduce cooling effects of stratospheric aerosol injections, study shows
The quest to identify a new way to potentially counter one of the world's most widely discussed solar geoengineering proposals...
Two Exeter projects awarded ARIA seed funding
Two projects led by the University of Exeter have been awarded seed funding by the Advanced Research + Invention Agency...
Antibiotics drive resistance in waterways – even after they break down
Antibiotics continue to drive resistance to bacteria, even after they are broken down in wastewater treatment plants and discharged into...
Rising seas could ‘drown’ mangroves and release carbon
(Version en Español abajo) Mangroves could store less carbon – and even begin releasing it – as sea levels rise,...