A third of children don’t play outdoors after school, study finds
New research has found more than a third of children don’t play outdoors after school and one in five don’t...
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Study tracks UK’s journey from seafood self-sufficiency to dependence on imports
More than a century of data reveals how the UK has gone from supplying domestic seafood needs from productive home...
Valley conservation to boost nature connectivity
Conservation work on a valley on University of Exeter land will reduce surface water run-off and improve connectivity for freshwater...
Anaemia, ethnicity, and cancer incidence: a retrospective cohort study in primary care
A new study by researchers at the University of Exeter has found that routine blood tests used in primary care...
‘Begging behaviour’ resulted in rare shark attack
Researchers believe the ‘begging behaviour’ of sharks regularly fed food scraps by humans could explain the fatal mauling of a...
Temporary slowdown in melting of Arctic sea ice, study finds
Arctic sea ice has been melting at a slower rate for the past 20 years, despite human-induced global warming. This...
Adult jackdaws learn to show tolerance towards youngsters in potentially valuable lesson for humans
Scientists have found that adult jackdaws can learn to be more socially tolerant towards youngsters. Like many animals, adult jackdaws...
Heavy and painful periods linked to lower GCSE grades and attendance, new study finds
As over 5 million students await their GCSE results, researchers have conducted the most robust research to date on how...
Openness about wealth combined with penalties for financial secrecy creates fairer societies
Richer individuals contribute more to the public good when forced to be transparent about their wealth – especially when they...