New damselfly sharing habitat with UK natives
A damselfly species that came to the UK from Europe poses a minimal risk to native damselflies and dragonflies, new...
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Incel activity online is evolving to become more extreme, study shows
Incel activity online is evolving to become more extreme as some of the online spaces hosting its violent and misogynistic...
Research finds public broadly favour taking action to stop spread of harmful misinformation online
The majority of people support robust action being taken to control the spread of harmful misinformation via social media, a...
Killer whale mums pay high price for raising sons
Raising sons is an exhausting experience that leaves killer whale mothers far less likely to produce more offspring, new research...
Alumni establish PhD scholarship programme for Black British research students
A new scholarship programme that will support Black British PhD students has been launched thanks to philanthropic donations from Exeter...
Family event to create awareness around emerging antimicrobial resistance
Families and members of the public can drop in to meet researchers at a free two-day pop-up exhibition aimed at...
Covid-19 and Shame: new book reveals the impact of ‘shame’ and ‘shaming’ during the pandemic
The liberal use of ‘shame’ during the coronavirus pandemic and the corrosive effect it had on British society is the...
Victorian courts disproportionately penalised poor families when a child suffered from neglect, study shows
Victorian courts disproportionally penalised poor families when they heard child neglect cases, a new study suggests.Juries treated parents – particularly...
New bid to protect Central Arctic Ocean
Researchers and an Arctic explorer are working together to protect the ocean that surrounds the North Pole. Due to rapid...