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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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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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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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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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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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BIO-PLASTIC-RISK: biodegradable bioplastics – assessing environmental risk
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/marine-litter/bio-plastic-risk
University of Plymouth research: Establishing the fate of biodegradable bioplastics (BBPs) in the environment and their effect on organisms and ecosystem function.
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First real-world study shows the potential of gait authentication to enhance smartphone security
A study led by the University of Plymouth asked smartphone users to go about their daily activities while motion sensors within their mobile devices captured data about their stride patterns
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