Earth Rover Program launches globally on World Soil Day
The Earth Rover Program launches globally today (World Soil Day), unveiling “soilsmology”, which promises greatly to improve our understanding and...
Research
Penguins ‘starved to death en masse’ as food supply collapsed
Penguins living off the coast of South Africa have likely starved to death en masse during their moulting season as...
Academics welcome parliamentary debate into national acquired brain injury action plan
Exeter researchers working to highlight the hidden costs of acquired brain injuries – both to individuals and the economy –...
Exeter helps lawyer and father of two beat cycling greats in his 40s
Raising a family and working as a lawyer would keep most people busy enough, but not for one amateur cyclist...
Predicting who will develop type 1 diabetes easier and cheaper thanks to new calculator
Predicting who will develop type 1 diabetes is now cheaper and more accessible, thanks to a new tool based on...
Graduate wins national award for innovation to detect water contamination
An innovation designed by a University of Exeter graduate to detect contaminated water and save lives has won a prestigious...
Funding agencies can end profit-first science publishing
Funding organisations can fix the science publishing system – which currently puts profit first and science second – according to...
‘If we wait, it will be too late’: Hundreds of scientists sign urgent climate declaration
In the wake of the COP30 climate change conference, more than 500 scientists have signed an urgent declaration, stating: “The...
Microplastics pose a human health risk in more ways than one
A new study shows that microplastics in the natural environment are colonised by pathogenic and antimicrobial resistant bacteria. The study...