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University of Plymouth

A new study in the journal Environmental Science and Technology tested the effects of conventional polyester fibres and two bio-based fibres –viscose and lyocell – on earthworms, a species critical to the health of soils globally

Study Reveals Unexpected Environmental Risks of ‘Eco-Friendly’ Bio-based Fibers

Categories Earth, Energy & Environment, Health, Life & Non-humans

Professor Elsa Fouragnan and colleagues working in the Brain Stimulation Laboratory, part of the University of Plymouth's Brain Research and Imaging Centre (BRIC)

Ultrasound can be used as search and rescue tool for the brain

Categories Brain & Behavior, Technology

Dragon swooping in on villagers

Dungeons and Dragons Empowers Autistic Players, Study Finds

Categories Brain & Behavior, Social Sciences

Storm Eunice was one of a series of extreme weather events to hit the UK in 2022. It saw high winds cause damage on land and at sea, with this picture showing waves overtopping the breakwater in Plymouth Sound (UK)

Disaster Voyeurs or Digital Helpers? New Study Reveals Why People Watch Live Extreme Weather Footage

Categories Brain & Behavior

A sandhopper found around 30cm beneath the beach surface at Portwrinkle, Cornwall (UK). The creature had elevated its magnesium levels to enter a torpid state meaning it could survive the cold winter months

Is magnesium the sleeping potion that enables sandhoppers to survive cold winters?

Categories Life & Non-humans

A new study explored how Cirl buntings relocated as part of conservation programmes can successfully learn the song repertoires they need to communicate – and ultimately survive – in the wild

Relocated songbirds can successfully learn the diversity of song they need to survive

Categories Brain & Behavior, Life & Non-humans

Bedding

Chlorine disinfectant is no more effective than water at killing off hospital superbug

Categories Health

Talpa hakkariensis – found in the Hakkari region of southeastern Turkey – was identified as a new species of mole, highly distinctive in terms of both its morphology and DNA

Hidden moles in hidden holes: New species found after 3 million years

Categories Life & Non-humans

Dr Imogen Napper, Research Fellow at the University of Plymouth

Scientists call for global push to eliminate space junk

Categories Space

How ultrasound could be used to treat psychiatric disorders

Categories Brain & Behavior, Technology

Common antidepressant should no longer be used to treat people with dementia

Categories Brain & Behavior

Bloggers

Digital digs: Technology preserving Europe’s cultural heritage
New England water future mapped by UMass Amherst hydrologist: ‘Bigger Floods, Longer Droughts’
Ahead of COP29, WHO demands urgent integration of health in climate negotiations
More comfort, less carbon: Clearing hurdles to deep building renovation across Europe
A Map of Echoes
If the past is any indication, expect US to withdraw a second time from the Paris Climate Accord
Pain and perception – exploring the mind-body connection in treating chronic pain

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