Giant trees have no trouble pumping water to top branches
The world’s tallest tropical trees have no trouble pumping water to their topmost branches, new research reveals. Conventional scientific theory...
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Two centuries on, experts unlock secrets of Red Sea and Gulf of Aden sailing chart
Experts have unlocked secrets hidden for two hundred years in a beautiful navigational chart made for 18th century seafarers negotiating the...
Exeter and Fudan scholars explore global challenges through dialogue and collaboration
One of the University’s most significant international partnerships in the humanities and social sciences has convened for its annual conference....
Orangutans seek out medicinal plants
Orangutans seek out plants with antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and wound-healing properties, new research shows. Based on 20 years of observations of...
University of Exeter hosts landmark ENSURE joint centre workshop with CUHK
The power and potential of collaborative research focused on sustainable development has been showcased and discussed at a landmark two-day...
Climate change drives ‘emptying’ of rural Bhutan
Homes are being abandoned as climate change accelerates migration out of rural Bhutan, new research shows. The mountain kingdom is...
University welcomes Dubai documentary crew for new programme on its archival collections of the Arab world
The University of Exeter and its collection of cultural artefacts relating to the Emirates are to be showcased to millions...
Launch of new Exeter-Tsinghua Centre for Cellular Life
The University of Exeter and Tsinghua University have strengthened and expanded their long-standing strategic partnership with the launch of the...
Revealed: genetic process which could be treatment target for deadly fungal disease Candida auris
Scientists have discovered a genetic process which could unlock new ways to treat mysterious and deadly fungal infection which has...