Cornwall in the limelight at the United Nations
Cornwall has been in the limelight at the United Nations today (Tuesday, April 25th), with researchers at the Camborne School...
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Plant species might not need to move far for favourable climates
Plant species may only need to move short distances to track their preferred habitats as the climate changes, according to...
Award-Winning Theatre Maker Tom Jackson Greaves to Collaborate with the University of Exeter on New Art Commission
Cornwall born Theatre Maker Tom Jackson Greaves will be working with a team of collaborators, including academics from the University of Exeter, on an exciting new performance-based arts commission...
£2.9m for research to improve nutrition in small island states through ecologically sustainable food production
The UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) is investing £2.9 million into a new research project in...
Female butterflies breed despite male shortage
Female African monarch butterflies have no trouble finding a mate – even when a parasite kills most of the males,...
Study reveals how pollinators cope with plant toxins
Pollinators such as honeybees produce special enzymes that detoxify defence chemicals produced by plants, new research shows. Many plants produce...
Exeter experts comment on UK government’s net zero plan
University of Exeter researchers have given their views of the UK’s government’s new net zero strategy, called Powering up Britain....
Lynx reintroduction in Scotland? It’s complicated
Plans to reintroduce the lynx in Scotland provoke a complex range of opinions, new research shows. Lynx died out in...
Microplastics limit energy production in tiny freshwater species
Microplastic pollution reduces energy production in a microscopic creature found in freshwater worldwide, new research shows. Paramecium bursaria contain algae...