Dry years fuel UK peatland fire carbon emissions
A new study has revealed that as our springs and summers get hotter and drier, the UK wildfire season is...
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Turtles change nesting patterns in response to climate change
New research shows that turtles are responding to climate change by nesting earlier. Researchers monitoring nesting green and loggerhead turtles...
Early warning of climate tipping points funded by ARIA
A team led by the University of Exeter has been awarded £5 million by the Advanced Research and Invention Agency...
New course offers first-ever critical analysis of the representation of donkeys in film
The representation of donkeys in cinema is the focus of a new and unique course that has been launched in...
Plague transmission may have begun a century before the Black Death, study shows
Evidence from 13th-century chroniclers and physicians indicates plague may have been involved in epidemics a century before the Black Death, a...
Celebrate St Piran’s Day with storytelling, dance and music at the University of Exeter
People can celebrate St Piran’s Day with traditional Cornish food, dancing and music at a special free event at the...
Under-sea mountains are key ‘hubs’ for sharks
Under-sea mountains are key locations for predators – with 41 times more sharks than the open ocean, new research shows....
Restoring wildlife areas in wealthy nations could drive extinctions in species-rich regions, experts warn
Some efforts to preserve or rewild natural habitats are shifting harmful land use to other parts of the world –...
New research reveals how apartheid-era sexual violence has been ‘collectively unremembered’ by South African society
A generation of women in South Africa have collectively pushed from their memories apartheid-era sexual violence in a cultural process...