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Multiple climate tipping points could be triggered if global temperature rises beyond 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, according to a major new analysis published in the journal Science.Even at current levels of global heating the world…

Trans employees who are transitioning in the workplace go through a complex process of ‘endless becoming’, according to a new study.The study, published in the Academy of Management Journal, explodes the myth of gender transition as a…

Assessments of children as early as age 3 and 5 are powerful predictors of who will go on to fail to secure good GCSE results in English language and maths, a major study has revealed. Just under a half (48%) of teenagers who fail to…

Assessments of children as early as age 3 and 5 are powerful predictors of who will go on to fail to secure good GCSE results in English language and maths, a major study has revealed. Just under a half (48%) of teenagers who fail to…

Terrorism became a more important issue for voters during the 2017 General Election because of the Manchester bombing, a new study shows.Security became as pressing an issue as Brexit during the campaign after the attack in the Manchester…

Analysing the charred remains of plants can confirm the locations of asteroid strikes in the distant past, new research shows.Based on estimates of crater-producing asteroid strikes in the last 11,650 years (known as the Holocene), only…

The remarkable image shows the gas giant HIP65426b, about five to 10 times the mass of Jupiter and formed 15-20 million years ago.The observations were led by Professor Sasha Hinkley from the University of Exeter, in collaboration with an…

The Republic of the Congo has created its first ever Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), supported by a research team including the University of Exeter and the Wildlife Conservation Society.The three new MPAs will protect more than 4,000…

Researchers are protecting great apes from diseases by studying the behaviour and expectations of tourists who visit them.Humans are great apes, and this close genetic link makes non-human great apes (bonobos, chimpanzees, eastern…

A leading microbiologist at the University of Exeter has been recognised for her outstanding research into algae.Dr Katherine Helliwell was named The Society of Experimental Biology (SEB) 2022 Cell President Medal winner – she collected…