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Turtle

Study finds key to improving turtle and tortoise extinction crisis

A groundbreaking study has provided crucial insights into the fertility and reproductive health of wild turtles and tortoises, which could help reverse their declining populations.
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New funding to enhance Bioarchaeology laboratories

Professor Umberto Albarella from the School of Biosciences has successfully secured over £320,000 in funding to significantly improve and enhance the Bioarchaeology laboratories and collections.
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WinkleWatch: A Community Science Project on Snail Colour

An international group of snail scientists are trying to solve a long-standing beach mystery: Why do sea snails have so much variation in colour? We need you!
Forestation

Side effects of wide-scale forestation could reduce water availability by 15 per cent in vulnerable regions

The side effects of large-scale forestation initiatives could have serious consequences for water availability, a pioneering study has found.
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Groundbreaking research to tackle hearing loss

Age-related hearing loss (ARHL) is the most common sensory deficit in humans - this new project aims to develop new therapeutic strategies to help adults around the world.