Light physical activity as a child is key to reducing risk of type 2 diabetes
Increased sedentary time from childhood is associated with a significant increase in blood insulin concentration and therefore the risk of...
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Last chance to have your say on Devon’s housing crisis
People can have their say on Devon’s homes crisis and let experts and politicians know their views on the county’s...
Deep parts of Great Barrier Reef ‘insulated’ from global warming – for now
Some deeper areas of the Great Barrier Reef are insulated from harmful heatwaves – but that protection will be lost...
How best to monitor, report and verify ocean-based carbon removal?
Leading academics, governmental and industry representatives from across the globe gathered in London recently to discuss different approaches to ocean-based...
More tech skills needed to address the South-West’s chronic economic and social challenges, new report says
Ensuring more young people have better pathways into digital careers has the potential to address the South-West’s chronic economic and...
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...
Olympics not likely to swallow up skateboarding’s subversive nature into its corporate spectacle, study says
The subversive nature of skateboarding is not likely to be affected by its continuing place in the corporate world of...
Simple equations clarify cloud climate conundrum
New analysis based on simple equations has reduced uncertainty about how clouds will affect future climate change. Clouds have two...
Acclaimed new book turns modern economic history on its head
The leading advocates of free trade during the mid-19th-20th centuries were inspired by left-wing, anti-imperialist, feminist and pacifist motivations, according...