Immune systems develop ‘silver bullet’ defences against common bacteria
Immune systems develop specific genes to combat common bacteria such as those found in food, new research shows. Previous theories...
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Bats struggle during organic farming transition
Bat activity falls as farms make the transition to organic agriculture, new research shows. Organic farming is better for biodiversity...
Huge investment in Penryn Campus to bolster University of Exeter’s reputation as a global leader in sustainability
Building on the success of the Environment and Sustainability Institute (ESI) at the University of Exeter’s Penryn Campus in Cornwall,...
Green turtles fed at same seagrass meadows 3,000 years ago
Green turtles today feed at the same seagrass meadows as their ancestors did about 3,000 years ago, new research shows....
Tipping points can be triggered unexpectedly by dangerous rates of change
A recent paper by mathematicians at the University of Exeter in England, and University College Cork in Ireland, highlights the...
Butterflies and moths share ancient ‘blocks’ of DNA
Butterflies and moths share “blocks” of DNA dating back more than 200 million years, new research shows. Scientists from the...
New talking therapy for depression could be more effective and cheaper than CBT
A new talking therapy for depression has shown encouraging early signs of being more effective and cheaper to deliver than...
Plastic at almost all coral reefs
Almost all coral reefs – including some of the most remote on Earth – contain large pieces of plastic waste,...
Tiny fish surprise scientists in ‘volunteer’s dilemma’
Tiny fish called Trinidadian guppies have surprised scientists when faced with the so-called “volunteer’s dilemma”. The idea of the dilemma...