UK’s rarest rainforest beetles go on multi-day ‘adventures’
A new study delving into the lives of one of the UK’s rarest beetles shows them to be athletes and...
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Women researchers team up for Soapbox Science Exeter 2024
This summer, on Saturday 22nd June 2024, between 12-3pm, Exeter Quayside will welcome nine female inspiring scientists to the famous...
Millions of insects migrate through 30-metre Pyrenees pass
Over 17 million insects migrate each year through a single mountain pass on the border between France and Spain, new...
Stem cells shed new light on how the human embryo forms
A new study using stem cell-based models has shed new light on how the human embryo begins to develop, which...
Trout in mine-polluted rivers are genetically ‘isolated’
Trout living in rivers polluted by metal from old mines across the British Isles are genetically “isolated” from other trout,...
New funding for ‘mini-projects’ to make fashion sustainable
A new network will offer grants of up to £100,000 for “mini-projects” to make sustainable fashion a reality. Future Fibres...
AI will play a crucial role in tackling biodiversity crisis
Scientists say artificial intelligence can transform the identification and monitoring of species across the world, providing a revolutionary tool in...
Young whale’s journey highlights threats facing ocean animals
A young whale’s journey across the Mediterranean highlights the many threats facing ocean animals, researchers say. Scientists from Greenpeace and...
Exeter announces new £3.4 million global funding for solutions to antifungal drug resistance
Researchers working on solutions for antifungal resistance are being encouraged to apply to a new £3.4 million fund led by...