Dr Rachael Miller awarded ERC Starting Grant
Dr Rachael Miller (Harrison) has been awarded a five-year £1.25 million European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant for a groundbreaking...
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Boat noise affects size and survival skills of reef fish
Coral reef fish that are exposed to motorboat noise grow up smaller and less able to dodge predators, new research...
Iconic bluefin tuna tagged in northeast England after returning for first time in 60 years
Atlantic bluefin tuna have recolonised waters off northeast England for the first time in 60 years – and a team of University of Exeter researchers have tagged...
Family ties shape social lives of bull sharks
Bull sharks have a slight preference for spending time with their relatives, new research shows. Scientists used genetic data and...
British Risso’s dolphins belong to single population
Risso’s dolphins around the British Isles are part of a single population – genetically distinct from those elsewhere in the...
Royal Veterinary College awarded prestigious grant to transform understanding of animal and human relationships
The Royal Veterinary College (RVC), in partnership with the University of Exeter, has been awarded a prestigious multi-million-pound Leverhulme Centenary...
University of Exeter scientists awarded nearly £1 million to protect England’s sharks
University of Exeter scientists have been awarded £939,434 by Natural England to lead a major new project investigating the movement,...
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...
Study investigates mystery of Arabian Sea humpback whales
A new study explores the mysterious behaviour of the Arabian Sea’s humpback whales – the only humpbacks not thought to...