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Reverse-engineered computer model provides insights into larval behaviour
A study by the University of Plymouth and the National Oceanography Centre abandons previously used methods to reveal new insights into larval behaviour in the ocean through reverse-engineering.
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Movement study could be significant in helping understand brain rehabilitation
Research led by the University of Plymouth explored how distinct prior actions affected a person’s ability to perform certain simple movements, for example, reaching to catch a ball or drinking a cup of coffee
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Black Death mortality was not as widespread as previously thought
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/black-death-mortality
New research involving the University of Plymouth shows the Black Death had a devastating impact in some regions of Europe – however, parts of the continent experienced little or no effect
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Study explores effects of climatic changes on Christmas Island’s red crabs
University of Plymouth news: Research carried out during a field trip involving scientists and graduates from our Marine Biology course has provided new insights into the physiology of an iconic species.
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Burrowing snakes have far worse eyesight than their ancestors
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/burrowing-snakes-have-far-worse-eyesight-than-their-ancestors
An international team of scientists – led by the Natural History Museum and the University of Plymouth – has demonstrated that burrowing snakes have undergone extensive vision gene loss over tens of millions of years of evolutionary history
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Scientists complete first assessment of blood abnormalities in Antarctic penguin colony
Scientists from the University of Plymouth have contributed to the first study of immune and genetic stability among a colony of penguins living in a remote corner of southern Antarctica
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Study offers new insight into the impact of ancient migrations on the European landscape
Scientists from the University of Copenhagen and the University of Plymouth led research tracing how the two major human migrations recorded in Holocene Europe unfolded
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Children’s social media activity highlights emotional stress of living with long-term health issues
University of Plymouth news: A study by academics and graduates found children with multiple long-term health issues undergo severe emotional stress at the same time as they are trying to cope with the physical challenges of their condition
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Study assesses how avoidable acute admissions in hospitals could be avoided
Plymouth University news: A study investigating how hospitals try to avoid unnecessary emergency admissions has identified a series of innovations that can help to address this pressing problem in different ways.
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Study shows pheasants lose their cool after fighting
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/study-shows-pheasants-lose-their-cool-after-fighting
Scientists from the University of Plymouth and Exeter used thermal cameras to watch juvenile pheasants and see how their temperature changed during aggressive interactions that establish the pecking order
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