21st Feb 2025
A new study has revealed that as our springs and summers get hotter and drier, the UK wildfire season is being stretched.
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New research shows that turtles are responding to climate change by nesting earlier.
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A team led by the University of Exeter has been awarded £5 million by the Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA) to investigate early warning...
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A new study reveals that peatlands – a vital carbon store – are dangerously under-protected, putting the global climate at risk.
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Under-sea mountains are key locations for predators – with 41 times more sharks than the open ocean, new research shows.
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Forests flanking Brazil’s rivers act as “highways” that have allowed tree species to move between the Amazon and Atlantic rainforests for millions of years, new...
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Research with smallholder farmers in Kenya shows that tree-planting schemes must account for complex local issues and preferences.
Read More4th Dec 2024
A plan to develop the UK’s first wetsuit recycling facility is among eight new projects funded by Future Fibres Network Plus.
Read More28th Nov 2024
Migratory hoverflies fly further – but not faster – than their non-migratory relatives, new research shows.
Read More26th Nov 2024
“Specialist” lifeforms that live under Arctic sea ice are at risk as the ice retreats, new research shows.
Read More25th Nov 2024
University of Exeter researchers have responded to the outcomes of the COP29 climate change conference.
Read More21st Nov 2024
A new study on ageing in the animal kingdom has highlighted how urgently Earth’s oldest and wises creatures must be protected, with knowledge and environmental...
Read More14th Nov 2024
“Cool” white lights – such as those in modern car headlights – endanger moths by causing them to fly erratically, new research shows.
Read More13th Nov 2024
Global carbon emissions from fossil fuels have reached a record high in 2024, according to new research by the Global Carbon Project science team.
Read More7th Nov 2024
A campaign led by a diabetes expert at the University of Exeter is aiming reduce plastic waste by encouraging patients and doctors to consider reusable...
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