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- Challenging ‘rule breakers’ – children will confront their peers https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/challenging-rule-breakers-children-will-confront-their-peers-but-how-they-do-so-varies-across-cultures 66 comments
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- Decade of research shows little improvement in password guidance https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/decade-of-research-shows-little-improvement-in-password-guidance 2 comments security , web
- People with dyslexia and dyscalculia may have previously unheralded strengths, namely reduced bias against others based on characteristics such as their disability, race or gender. Not all the impacts of such conditions are as negative as many people might perceive them to be. https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/people-with-dyslexia-and-dyscalculia-show-less-bias-study-shows 9 comments science
- Dungeons and Dragons can help autistic people gain confidence and find their inner hero. A new study has shown the roleplaying game boosts people’s confidence and enables them to feel more comfortable with social interactions. https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/dungeons-and-dragons-can-help-autistic-people-gain-confidence-and-find-their-inner-hero 73 comments science
- Why are board games so popular among many people with autism: 7% of board gamers are autistic, compared to 1% of the general population. Board games take the pressure off the uncertainty around meeting and interacting with people, removing the need for small talk and providing a form of escapism. https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/why-are-board-games-so-popular-among-many-people-with-autism-new-research-explains 130 comments science
- Study explores what attracts people to watch live-streams of disasters and extreme weather: They’re not just spaces of disaster voyeurism. Rather, they’re spaces of learning, community and emotional support in a world that can feel increasingly volatile. https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/study-explores-what-attracts-people-to-watch-live-streams-of-disasters-and-extreme-weather 3 comments science
- The world-famous Roman Baths in the UK contain microorganisms that may help in the global fight against antimicrobial resistance, a new study suggests. 15 of the isolated bacteria displayed varying levels of inhibition against human pathogens like E.coli, Staphylococcus Aureus and Shigella flexneri. https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/could-the-roman-baths-help-scientists-counter-the-challenge-of-antibiotic-resistance 10 comments science
- Study suggests ‘biodegradable’ teabags don’t readily deteriorate in the environment and can adversely affect terrestrial species https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/study-suggests-biodegradable-teabags-don-t-readily-deteriorate-in-the-environment-and-can-adversely-affect-terrestrial-species 93 comments science
- Retention ponds and wetlands constructed as part of major road schemes can reduce the quantities of tire particles entering the aquatic environment by an average of 75%, new research has shown. https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/retention-ponds-can-deliver-a-substantial-reduction-in-tyre-particle-pollution 3 comments science
- Researchers found Naked Clams (shipworm) contain almost twice the amount of Vitamin B12 as blue mussels and have developed an efficient and sustainable way to farm them https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/turning-waste-wood-into-nutritious-seafood 176 comments science
- Seven in 10 pupils want an education that helps them tackle the climate crisis https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/seven-in-10-pupils-want-an-education-that-helps-them-tackle-the-climate-crisis 7 comments europe
- Sea shanty and storm data collide in project demonstrating impacts of climate crisis https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/sea-shanty-and-storm-data-collide-in-new-project-demonstrating-impacts-of-climate-crisis 15 comments technology
- Scientists have transformed data, captured during most energetic series of extreme storms on record, into a musical sea shanty (Song of the Sea) demonstrating effects of climate change https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/sea-shanty-and-storm-data-collide-in-new-project-demonstrating-impacts-of-climate-crisis 4 comments futurology
- A new study—the first of its kind—has shown that children worldwide will challenge peers if they break the ‘rules’, but how they challenge them varies between cultures. The type of intervention varied—with children from rural areas using imperative verbal protest more than children from urban areas. https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/challenging-rule-breakers-children-will-confront-their-peers-but-how-they-do-so-varies-across-cultures 15 comments science
- Common antidepressant should no longer be used to treat people with dementia, study says https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/common-antidepressant-should-no-longer-be-used-to-treat-people-with-dementia-study-says 10 comments science
- Extreme storms can result in major damage to the seabed similar to that caused by prolonged periods of bottom-towed fishing, according to new research. However, important seabed habitats and species recover more quickly following extreme storms than in the wake of such fishing activity. https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/seabed-recovers-more-quickly-following-extreme-storms-than-from-the-impacts-of-bottom-towed-fishing 3 comments environment
- New research has found that adolescents who promised to be truthful were less likely to 'cheat' than those who did not, even when they could not be found out. "This study provides suggests promises could be a powerful way of encouraging and sustaining honest behaviour in an academic context." https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/promises-found-to-reduce-cheating-in-large-study-of-adolescents 13 comments science
- By measuring the mass of individual bricks found on beaches against equivalent unused pieces and the age of blocks obtained from storage, researchers estimated that the items could endure for anywhere between 100 and 1,300 years https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/study-suggests-lego-bricks-could-survive-in-ocean-for-up-to-1300-years 11 comments science
- ‘Dead zones’ within the world’s oceans – where there is almost no oxygen to sustain life – could be expanding far quicker than currently thought, a new study suggests. https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/could-dark-carbon-be-concealing-the-true-scale-of-ocean-dead-zones 70 comments science
- Future rainfall could far outweigh current climate predictions, study suggests. Scientists analysed records from the 1870s to the present day and compared them against those featured in national projections. https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/future-rainfall-could-far-outweigh-current-climate-predictions-study-suggests 3 comments science
- Scientists may have found a new method of tooth repair that could help future dental treatment, by showing that a gene called Dlk1 enhances stem cell activation and tissue regeneration in tooth healing in mice, which could provide a novel solution for dealing with tooth decay, caries and trauma. https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/scientists-uncover-new-tooth-repair-method 91 comments science
- Researchers have shown that a functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) 'lie detector' test, which measures brain activity, can be 'deceived' by people using mental countermeasures. https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/brain-imaging-lie-detector-can-be-beaten-with-simple-techniques-research-shows 11 comments science
- Scientists Use a Blender to Reveal What’s in Our Smartphones (metal content, by weight, of an phone) https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/scientists-use-a-blender-to-reveal-whats-in-our-smartphones 15 comments hardware
- Life is full of situations that require us to take others' perspectives. New research shows that we can do this because we spontaneously form mental images of how the world looks to other people, so that we can virtually see through their eyes and make judgements as if it was what we were seeing. https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/seeing-through-anothers-eyes-nil-research-shows-for-the-first-time-how-we-use-others-viewpoints-to-make-decisions 7 comments science
- Sea snail shells dissolve in increasingly acidified oceans, study shows. Species living in regions with predicted future levels of CO2 were on average around a third smaller than those living in present day conditions. https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/sea-snail-shells-dissolve-in-increasingly-acidified-oceans-study-shows 3 comments science
- Scientists receive $1.3 million to study new propulsion idea for spacecraft https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/scientists-receive-13-million-to-study-new-propulsion-idea-for-spacecraft 13 comments space
- Robots have power to significantly influence children’s opinions - "A study published in Science Robotics provides an interesting insight into how robots could be used positively within society" https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/robots-have-power-to-significantly-influence-childrens-opinions 4 comments technology
- A single plastic carrier bag could be shredded by marine organisms into around 1.75 million microscopic fragments, according to new research. Researchers believe this is an example of marine wildlife actually contributing to the spread of microplastics within the marine environment. https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/marine-organisms-can-shred-a-carrier-bag-into-175-million-pieces-study-shows 86 comments science