- Gender differences in behaviours linked to faster cognitive decline revealed in research. Men who experience behaviour changes including apathy or having false beliefs and perceptions in later life are at risk of faster cognitive decline than women http://www.exeter.ac.uk/news/research/title_918357_en.html 13 comments science
- Gene discovery indicates motor neurone diseases caused by abnormal lipid processing in cells https://www.exeter.ac.uk/research/news/articles/genediscoveryindicatesmot.html 3 comments science
- Major new study to track spread of Incelosphere ideology online will help inform counter-extremism efforts https://www.exeter.ac.uk/news/homepage/title_891095_en.html 12 comments technology
- ‘Tipping points’ in Earth’s system triggered rapid climate change 55 million years ago, research shows. Scientists have uncovered a fascinating new insight into what caused one of the most rapid and dramatic instances of climate change in the history of the Earth. https://www.exeter.ac.uk/news/homepage/title_874577_en.html 9 comments science
- Scientists have found the most robust evidence to date that being genetically programmed to be an early riser is protective against major depression, and improves wellbeing. This may be because society is set up to be more aligned to early risers, through the standard 9-5 working pattern. https://www.exeter.ac.uk/news/research/title_861335_en.html 72 comments science
- Scientists have proposed the first steps towards a united global plan to save our oceans, for the sake of human health. The paper highlights 35 first steps for action by different groups, individuals, healthcare workers, private organisations, researchers and policy-makers. https://www.exeter.ac.uk/research/news/articles/saveouroceanstoprotectour.html 53 comments science
- Evolution of ocean 'twilight zone' creatures linked to global climate change https://www.exeter.ac.uk/news/research/title_847750_en.html 3 comments science
- Small changes to people's writing style can reveal which social group they "belong to" at a given moment. To demonstrate their method, researchers studied how people who are parents and feminists change their writing style when they move from one identity to another on online forums such as Reddit. https://www.exeter.ac.uk/research/news/articles/changesinwritingstyleprov.html 10 comments science
- Peatlands - currently excluded from the main Earth System Models used for climate change projections - are expected to shift from an overall "sink" (absorbing carbon) to a source this century, potentially releasing 100 billion tons of carbon by 2100, although uncertainties remain large. https://www.exeter.ac.uk/news/research/title_829842_en.html 6 comments science
- Watching nature on TV can boost wellbeing, finds new study. Watching high quality nature programmes on TV can uplift people’s moods, reduce negative emotions, and help alleviate the kind of boredom associated with being isolated indoors, according to a new study. https://www.exeter.ac.uk/news/research/title_821333_en.html 19 comments science
- Feeling misunderstood by other groups makes people more likely to support separatist causes like Brexit and Scottish independence, new research suggests https://www.exeter.ac.uk/news/research/title_814433_en.html 14 comments science
- The amount of water in glacial lakes worldwide has risen by about 50 per cent since 1990. Glacial lakes, which are often dammed by ice or glacial sediment called a moraine, can be quite unstable and they can burst their banks or dams, causing massive floods downstream. https://www.exeter.ac.uk/news/research/title_811579_en.html 3 comments science
- Clean-up devices that collect waste from the ocean surface won't solve the plastic pollution problem, a new study shows. http://www.exeter.ac.uk/news/homepage/title_808374_en.html 6 comments science
- People who spend at least 2 hours in nature a week are significantly more likely to report good health and higher psychological wellbeing, according to a new large-scale study (n = 19,806), which found that it didn’t matter whether this was achieved in a single visit or over several shorter visits. https://www.exeter.ac.uk/research/newsandevents/news/title_720059_en.html 5 comments science
- Stress in small children separated from their parents may alter genes http://www.exeter.ac.uk/news/research/title_778414_en.html 10 comments science
- Analysis reveals economic cost of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia are ‘tip of the iceberg’. Currently, dementia is estimated to cost the US economy $290bn a year; the UK economy £26bn a year, and $1tn globally https://www.exeter.ac.uk/research/newsandevents/news/title_727213_en.html 8 comments science
- According to new research, living a healthy lifestyle may help offset a person’s genetic risk of dementia. http://www.exeter.ac.uk/news/featurednews/title_725111_en.html 5 comments science
- People who spend at least 2 hours in nature a week are significantly more likely to report good health and higher psychological wellbeing, according to a new large-scale study (n = 19,806), which found that it didn’t matter whether this was achieved in a single visit or over several shorter visits. https://www.exeter.ac.uk/research/newsandevents/news/title_720059_en.html 1476 comments science
- Bosses who put their followers first can boost their business: Companies would do well to tailor training and recruitment measures to encourage managers who have empathy, integrity and are trustworthy - because they can improve productivity, according to new research. http://www.exeter.ac.uk/news/featurednews/title_713141_en.html 33 comments science
- Up to 93% of green turtle hatchlings could be female by 2100, as climate change causes “feminisation” of the species, new research published on 19 December 2018 suggests. http://www.exeter.ac.uk/news/research/title_697500_en.html 859 comments science
- A largescale genomic analysis has found the strongest evidence yet that being overweight causes depression, even in the absence of other health problems. https://www.exeter.ac.uk/news/featurednews/title_691796_en.html 8 comments science
- Political bias and partisan news reporting influence whether people report experiencing certain extreme weather events, but experiencing extreme weather is not enough to convince climate change sceptics that humans are damaging the environment, a new study shows. http://www.exeter.ac.uk/news/research/title_685171_en.html 3 comments science
- The proportion of children and young people saying they have a mental health condition has grown six fold in England over two decades and has increased significantly across the whole of Britain in recent years, new research reveals. https://www.exeter.ac.uk/news/research/title_681014_en.html 10 comments europe
- Darwin's Moth - Scientists revisited and confirmed one of the most famous textbook examples of evolution in action. They showed that differences in the survival of pale and dark forms of the peppered moth are explained by how well camouflaged the moths are to birds in clean and polluted woodland. http://www.exeter.ac.uk/news/featurednews/title_675775_en.html 3 comments science
- Fish are losing their sense of smell because of increasingly acidic oceans caused by rising levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere, new research shows. http://www.exeter.ac.uk/news/featurednews/title_672112_en.html 13 comments science
- Being torn about which personal goals to pursue is associated with symptoms of psychological distress, suggests new research based on more than 200 young adults, which found that goal conflict and ambivalence were independently associated with anxious and depressive symptoms. http://www.exeter.ac.uk/news/featurednews/title_661823_en.html 4 comments science
- The size of jackdaw mobs depends on who calls warning. Jackdaws recognize each other's voices and respond in greater numbers to warnings from familiar birds than strangers. http://www.exeter.ac.uk/news/featurednews/title_657783_en.html 6 comments science
- Researchers have now found the immune system can produce memory cells which have the ability to recognize different strains of the same virus, rather than just one. This could help scientists transform the way vaccines are produced and given http://www.exeter.ac.uk/news/featurednews/title_655956_en.html 10 comments science
- Scientists used a new photo-electrode made from nanoparticles of the elements lanthanum, iron and oxygen, to split water into its constituent parts - hydrogen and oxygen – using sunlight. The hydrogen can then be used as a fuel, with the potential to power everyday items such as homes and vehicles. http://www.exeter.ac.uk/news/research/title_654984_en.html 36 comments science
- Growing up in a large social group makes Australian magpies more intelligent, new research shows. The study also found more intelligent females produced more offspring. The research suggests that the demands of living in complex social groups may play a role in the evolution of intelligence. http://www.exeter.ac.uk/news/featurednews/title_638897_en.html 4 comments science
- Watching birds near your home is good for your mental health http://www.exeter.ac.uk/news/featurednews/title_571299_en.html#.wl0qcwb8xii.reddit 2 comments science
- Antibiotics can boost bacterial reproduction - University of Exeter http://www.exeter.ac.uk/news/featurednews/title_566715_en.html 4 comments science
- Sleep makes our memories more accessible http://www.exeter.ac.uk/news/research/title_462432_en.html 36 comments science
- Research shows alternating antibiotics could make resistant bacteria beatable http://www.exeter.ac.uk/news/featurednews/title_445838_en.html#.vseny3b4oja.reddit 41 comments science
- The most extensive land-based study of the Amazon to date reveals it's losing its capacity to absorb carbon from the atmosphere. The results of this monumental 30-year survey of the South American rainforest, which involved an int'l team of almost 100 researchers, are published in the journal Nature http://www.exeter.ac.uk/news/research/title_442151_en.html 917 comments science
- Training elderly in social media improves well-being and combats isolation http://www.exeter.ac.uk/news/featurednews/title_426286_en.html 71 comments science
- Correcting myths about the flu vaccine may not be effective in promoting immunisation http://www.exeter.ac.uk/news/featurednews/title_425349_en.html 8 comments science
- Over confident people can fool others into believing they are more talented than they actually are, a study has found. http://www.exeter.ac.uk/news/featurednews/title_408203_en.html 50 comments science
- Magpies are not attracted to shiny objects and don’t routinely steal small trinkets such as jewellery, according to a new study. http://www.exeter.ac.uk/news/featurednews/title_406690_en.html 5 comments science
- Link between vitamin D and dementia risk confirmed: Vitamin D deficiency is associated with a substantially increased risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease in older people, according to the most robust study of its kind ever conducted http://www.exeter.ac.uk/news/featurednews/title_405559_en.html 551 comments science