Thousands of childcare places lost in the South West in the past year, new report warns
The scale of nursery closures in the South West is greater than anywhere else in the country – with 30,000...
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Flamingos don’t preen more than other waterbirds
Despite their famously fancy feathers, flamingos don’t spent more time preening than other waterbirds, new research shows. Scientists watched five...
Novel sequencing approaches highlight role of brain gene activity in Alzheimer’s disease
Innovative new research has revealed that the activity of different versions of genes expressed in the brain is associated with...
Health visitors should become universal service to stem crisis in early years, report says
The role of health visitors needs to be urgently expanded and better supported to tackle widespread mental health, nutritional and...
Warming stops tiny organisms working together
Hotter conditions prevent two tiny organisms working together for mutual benefit, new research shows. University of Exeter scientists studied a...
Exeter expert leads new national £28.5million Human Functional Genomics Initiative
A world-leading genomics expert at the University of Exeter Medical School has been appointed as director of a new UK-wide...
UK should avoid rush to air-con as temperatures rise
The UK needs coordinated plans to stop a rush for air conditioning as temperatures rise, experts say. Overheating is already...
Research warns of “systematic weaknesses in jury decisions”
There are “systemic weaknesses” in the way juries make decisions – and these are likely to be contributing to the...
Religion remained an important predictor of voting behaviour in the 2024 General Election, analysis shows
Religion remains an important predictor of political behaviour and contributed to how people voted in the 2024 General Election, a...