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Plastics and rising CO2 pose combined threat to marine environment
Research involving the University of Plymouth found that three weeks in the ocean greatly altered the bacterial diversity on plastic bottles.
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Study highlights significant design advances across floating offshore wind sector
University of Plymouth news: A study by the University's Centre for Decarbonisation and Offshore Renewable Energy indicates the UK is well placed to take advantage of the expected boom in floating offshore wind technology
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Why do young people buy loot boxes in video games?
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/why-do-young-people-buy-loot-boxes-in-video-games
University of Plymouth news: Researchers from the University have said a tool designed to understand why young video gamers purchase loot boxes could potentially help identify early signs of gaming-related harms
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Rising seas could ‘drown’ mangroves and release carbon
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/rising-seas-could-drown-mangroves-and-release-carbon
University of Plymouth news: A new study led by Dr Arya Iwantoro, Senior Research Consultant in Coastal Modelling at the University, found that mangroves could store less carbon – and even begin releasing it – as sea levels rise.
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Scientists provide first assessment of online global trade in brachyuran land crabs
University of Plymouth news: Research led by the University aims to pave the way for informed decisions about the catching, importing and exporting of key species including vampire crabs
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Harpy eagles could be under greater threat than previously thought
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/harpy-eagles-could-be-under-greater-threat-than-previously-thought
Harpy eagles are considered by many to be among the planet’s most spectacular birds but new research led by the University of Plymouth suggests estimates of the species’ current distribution are potentially overestimating range size
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Social media and science combine to show how ship’s plastic cargo dispersed from Florida to Norway
A ship’s container lost overboard in the North Atlantic has resulted in printer cartridges washing up everywhere from the coast of Florida to northern Norway, researchers at the University of Plymouth found.
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New research underlines need to be aware of loot box risks
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/new-research-underlines-need-to-be-aware-of-loot-box-risks
University of Plymouth news: Now research led by the University has shown that at-risk individuals, such as those with known gaming and gambling problems, are more likely to engage with loot boxes
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Study offers new insights into earliest stages of brain tumour development
Dr Claudia Barros and her research team at the University of Plymouth have uncovered 'readying' processes which occur just prior to brain tumour onset, but which could be vital for tumour growth.
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Blinded by the light: the effects of urban lighting on beach bugs
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/blinded-by-the-light-the-effects-of-urban-lighting-on-beach-bugs
University of Plymouth news: A group of international scientists has developed a new method for examining the effects of Artificial Light at Night (ALAN) on two sandy beach crustacean species
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