Oil rig study reveals vital role of tiny hoverflies
A study of migratory hoverflies on a North Sea oil rig has revealed their vital role as long-distance pollen transporters....
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Celebrating National Postdoc Appreciation Week
We are joining the global celebration of National Postdoc Appreciation Week - an initiative dedicated to acknowledging, recognising, and celebrating...
Coral reefs set to stop growing as climate warms
Most coral reefs will soon stop growing and may begin to erode – and almost all will do so if...
South West Water and University of Exeter collaborate using AI in bid to make water network lead free
South West Water is working in partnership with the University of Exeter through the Centre for Resilience in Environment, Water...
Scilly Isles cameras give glimpse of ‘natural’ UK waters
Underwater cameras around the Isles of Scilly have given scientists a glimpse of how sea life can thrive in well-protected...
Well-publicised polar geoengineering ideas will not help and could harm, warn experts
Five well-publicised polar geoengineering ideas are highly unlikely to help the polar regions and could harm ecosystems, communities, international relations,...
New project using Extended Reality to help autistic drivers
A new project is using Extended Reality (XR) technologies to develop tools which could help autistic people overcome some of...
Inequality for female rugby players as 89 per cent have discomfort from boots
Eighty-nine per cent of female rugby players who took part in a new study experience pain or discomfort from the...
A third of children don’t play outdoors after school, study finds
New research has found more than a third of children don’t play outdoors after school and one in five don’t...