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Humour is used in English-language jihadi terrorist magazines to reinforce identity and help groups bond, research suggests.The study shows Al-Qaeda, the Taliban, and Tahrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) use humour in a similar way, using…

Laws intended to protect the environment in European cities must be more flexible in order to protect residents from the climate emergency, experts have warned.More “adaptive” legislation and governance is needed if urban areas are to…

Archaeologists at the University of Exeter are playing a leading role in a first-of-its-kind global event that will showcase ancient rock art from the earliest humans to enter the Amazon.'The Painted Forest' symposium will bring together…

Researchers, working in partnership with local organisations, held the ‘The Civic Lantern’ workshop at Woodland Valley Farm.The Civic Lantern was designed to allow local leaders and innovators from community organisations across Cornwall…

Higher concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2) cause plants to grow more quickly, meaning they store more carbon.This storage – especially in huge forests like the Amazon – helps to limit rising CO2 levels, slowing climate change.However,…

Safeguarding Indigenous Peoples' lands offers the best chance of preventing the extinction of the world's primates, researchers say.More than two thirds of the planet's 521 primate species are threatened with extinction due to global…

A duo from the University of Exeter Business School have today (Thursday August 11) launched the next generation of bias detection software for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) systems.Business School graduate Fin…

Insects are the world’s smallest flying migrants, but they can maintain perfectly straight flight paths even in unfavorable wind conditions, according to a new study from the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior (MPI-AB) and the…

Work by staff and students at the University of Exeter to narrow gaps in access to higher education has been recognised by a prestigious national awards scheme.Exeter is a finalist in the University of the Year category in the sixth…

Teacher and international star of stage and screen Nataliia Polovynka has been preserving the country’s songs, rituals, and other performative material for decades. In 2010 she founded the Word and Voice Theatre Centre, which is now a…