Press office news tagged 'school-of-biological-and-marine-sciences'
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![<p>Great diving beetle (Dytiscus marginalis). Credit: Getty Images</p>]()
Scientists reveal new fundamental principles governing diving in animals
An international team of scientists, including the University of Plymouth, examined how metabolic constraints govern the diving performance of air-breathing aquatic species.
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![<p>A study led by the University of Plymouth is one of the first worldwide to identify tyre particles as a major and additional source of microplastics (Credit Getty Images)<br></p>]()
Major study reveals substantial quantities of tyre particles contaminating our rivers and ocean
Research led by the University of Plymouth reveals vital new information that will improve our scientific understanding of how tiny particles from tyres, synthetic fibres from clothing and maritime gear also enter the ocean
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![<p>Mussels clumped together on rocks at Whitsand Bay in Cornwall (Credit University of Plymouth)<br></p>]()
Mussel reefs heighten the risk of microplastic exposure and consumption
Scientists from the University of Plymouth used a series of experiments to assess whether the reefs formed by blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) affected their exposure and consumption of tiny microplastic particles.
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Award-winning microplastics pioneer elected as Fellow of the Royal Society
Professor Richard Thompson OBE, Director of the University of Plymouth’s Marine Institute and Head of its International Marine Litter Research Unit, has been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society.
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First seen in 2012, lionfish (<i>Pterois miles</i>) are now thriving and
well-established in the Cyprus region (Credit: Savva Ioannis) <br></p>]()
Invasive lionfish likely to become permanent residents in the Mediterranean
Research involving the University of Plymouth shows invasive lionfish are now thriving and well-established in the area and across southern Europe.
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![<p>Dr Daniel Merrifield with scholarship recipients Paul Mosnier, Jack Sears-Stewart, Max Jouault, Tim Herring and James Mckay</p>]()
Scholarships offer students the chance to excel in sustainable aquaculture
By 2030, it is anticipated that aquaculture will be responsible for 60 percent of the fish we eat, and the University of Plymouth’s MSc Sustainable Aquaculture programme aims to train the next generation of specialists.
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Plymouth academics named among the UK’s rising research stars
Dr Elsa Fouragnan and Dr Oli Tills, from the University of Plymouth, are among 90 early career researchers selected to receive one of UK Research and Innovation’s Future Leaders Fellowships.
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![<p>A butterflyfish swimming above a colony of the coral table Acropora solitaryensis at the Control CO2 sites off Shikine Island (Credit Ben Harvey)<br></p>]()
Rising carbon dioxide levels will change marine habitats and fish communities
Researchers from the University of Plymouth and colleagues have showed that elevated dissolved CO2 conditions can lead to a 45% decrease of fish diversity, with a loss of coral-associated species and a rearrangement of feeding behaviour.
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New study suggests wearing clothes could release more microfibres to the environment than washing them
In a first-of-its-kind study, scientists from the National Research Council of Italy (IPCB-CNR) and the University of Plymouth compared four different items of polyester clothing and how many fibres were released when they were being worn and washed
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![<p>The tape washed up on the beach at Playa de Barlovento de Jandía, Fuerteventura (Credit Mandy Barker)<br></p>]()
Mixtape plays again more than two decades after vanishing on Spanish holiday
The University of Plymouth has worked with artist Mandy Barker to tell the amazing story of a mixtape she found washed up on a beach in 2017
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![<p>Typical flowering plants on sand dunes on the Spanish coast (Credit Mick Hanley, University of Plymouth)<br></p>]()
Losing coastal plant communities to climate change will weaken sea defences
Coastal plant communities are a crucial element of global sea defences but are increasingly threatened by the human-induced effects of climate change, according to new research led by the University of Plymouth
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Artificial intelligence and 3D printing allow embryo assessment technologies to be transferred from laboratory to field
Scientists from the University of Plymouth are advancing the development of new technology which could improve our ability to assess the impacts of climate change
