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GPS tracking reveals secrets of gannets’ foraging success
Long-lived seabird species, such as gannets, take several years to learn where the best feeding grounds are and how to recognize them, new research has revealed.
New £9m programme to transform food systems in Africa
The programme, led by Professor Tim Benton, will conduct research activities in South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi and the UK.
Unlocking a molecular secret behind bat longevity
Scientists have identified part of the molecular mechanism that gives a long-lived bat species its extraordinary lifespan compared to other animals.
Biodiversity estimates are ‘coming of age’
An international competition to estimate the diversity of plants across the whole of Britain has shown that mathematical modelling techniques are ‘coming of age’.
How fungi helped create life as we know it
Research led by Dr Katie Field explores how fungi helped oxygenate the early earth.