Fish have “designed” their perfect partners in a new experiment – revealing simple male preferences and more complex female tastes. University of Exeter scientists put green swordtail fish in tanks with a screen at either

Scientists aim to develop “genetic tools” that could protect the UK's pollinators from population collapse. Pollinators face mounting pressure from insecticides, habitat loss and new disease risks dri...

Dr Rachael Miller (Harrison) has been awarded a five-year £1.25 million European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant for a groundbreaking study into the minds of birds. The project, based at the Cen...

Scientists are increasingly relying on powerful data sources and tools that they often cannot fully understand, inspect or verify, according to a new study.   State-of-the-art tools and data like arti...

Fishing nets remain the most common cause of death among common dolphins that strand on Cornwall’s coast, new research shows. More than 860 short-beaked common dolphins were found stranded – dead or a...

A research and public engagement project aimed at raising awareness of issues surrounding space exploration has been launched at the University of Exeter. No one’s Moon is an interdisciplinary initiat...

National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) has announced innovation partnerships with ten UK universities – including the University of Exeter – to accelerate the clean energy transition. NGET said...

The scientific mystery of how songbirds from one population are able to join other members of their own population at the same winter destinations following their long solo migration has been answered...

A University of Exeter expert has been recognised as an ‘outstanding early career biomedical researcher’ after he was selected as a 2026 Lister Prize Fellow.  Dr Mark Hanson will receive £300,000 in f...

A cohort of 20 postgraduate researchers will embark on a pioneering new Masters by Research (MbyRes) on ‘Engineering Ecosystem Resilience’ at the University of Exeter, Cornwall thanks to a £500,000 gr...

Traditional legal systems around the world are increasingly ill-equipped to cope with the fast-moving impact of climate change on communities, new research warns. Courts and authorities who control pl...

(Version en Español abajo / Version française ci-dessous / Versão em português abaixo) A newly established alliance, comprising leading researchers and conservation experts, has mobilised to safeguard...

Migration flights by dragonflies and damselflies criss-cross much of our planet, new research reveals. Scientists from the universities of Exeter and Lund reviewed global evidence and found 100 dragon...

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Two projects led by the University of Exeter have been awarded seed funding by the Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA). Sponsored by the UK government, ARIA funds “breakthrough research and de...

Bowerbirds in an Australian city use a range of human items – from glass and plastic to banknotes and even a pair of handcuffs – to impress females, new research shows. Male bowerbirds create an

University of Exeter research is being used to enhance the world’s only annual sustainability tourism and events benchmark since 2025. The GDS-Index is a trusted performance improvement programme to a...

Communities across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly are coming together to support a bid for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly to become a UNESCO Biosphere – a prestigious status which could help boost

The University of Exeter has relaunched its Climate Strategy with a clear focus on reducing emissions rather than offsetting them. Exeter’s world-leading climate scientists play a vital role in ensuri...

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Scientists have used an online game to discover the secrets of animal camouflage – such as why tigers have stripes. The study, by the universities of Exeter and Bristol, reveals that high-contrast mar...

Plants are growing higher up mountains across the Himalayan region, new research shows. The study – led by the University of Exeter – examined the alpine “vegetation line” (the upper limit of continuo...

An international study shows how climate change is reshaping plant communities across Europe. Published in Nature, the study analysed a unique database of more than 6,000 vegetation plots across fores...

Low-cost DNA tests can reveal the range of wildlife living in our seas, according to a new study carried out off Cornwall. Environmental DNA (eDNA) tests can identify genetic material left by organism...

Jackdaw chicks learn about predators by listening to adults, new research shows. Scientists played recordings of predator calls to chicks in their nests – and paired the sounds with either adult jackd...

Using AI to identify wildlife reveals a potential “transferability crisis”, researchers say. Marketing for AI imaging systems often suggests that models can easily tackle novel scenarios across ecosys...

A new report by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO reveals a critical lack of understanding of how the ocean absorbs and stores carbon. This glaring uncertainty about our p...

Global warming must peak below 2°C then return under 1.5°C as quickly as possible to limit the risk of dangerous “tipping points”, experts say.   The new paper, by an international team of researchers...

Harbour porpoises “buzz” less when boats and ships and nearby – suggesting a drop in feeding and socialising, new research shows. Scientists used underwater microphones in a narrow strait called the L...

Today marks the launch of the Ocean Equity Index (OEI), a new free tool designed to assess and promote equity in ocean initiatives, projects and policies. Published in Nature, and developed by 27 lead...

Moths move significantly less when exposed to artificial nighttime light, new research shows. Moths’ attraction to artificial light, such as streetlights, is common knowledge and has been much studied...

An international team of researchers, led by British Antarctic Survey (BAS), is setting out to discover how glacier calving around Antarctica can trigger powerful underwater tsunamis. When icebergs br...