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Could dark carbon be concealing the true scale of ocean ‘dead zones’?
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/could-dark-carbon-be-concealing-the-true-scale-of-ocean-dead-zones
A study led by Dr Sabine Lengger, from the University of Plymouth, measured the stable isotopes of organic carbon in sediment cores taken from the ocean floor
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‘Fossil earthquakes’ offer new insight into seismic activity deep below earth’s surface
The research was led by the University of Plymouth and University of Oslo, with scientists conducting geological observations of seismic structures in exhumed lower crustal rocks on the Lofoten Islands
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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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Survey assesses impact of organised crime on Devon and Cornwall’s farming communities
University of Plymouth news: Survey assesses impact of organised crime on Devon and Cornwall’s farming communities. Researchers from the University are working to identify and map the impacts of organised crime in rural areas.
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Fossil reveals evidence of 200 million-year-old ‘squid’ attack
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/fossil-reveals-evidence-of-200-million-year-old-squid-attack
A new study led by the University of Plymouth has uncovered what is believed to be the world’s oldest known example of a squid-like creature attacking its prey.
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University researcher helps to recover first meteorite found in UK for 30 years
Dr Natasha Stephen, Lecturer in Advanced Analysis (Earth & Planetary Sciences) at the University of Plymouth, was part of a collaborative effort to locate and analyse fragments of the meteorite that lit up the sky over the UK and Northern Europe
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University researcher contributes to study into the limits of life on Earth
Dr Hayley Manners, Lecturer in Organic Chemistry at the University of Plymouth, and colleagues from 29 different institutes found single-celled microorganisms living in sediments more than a kilometre into the ocean floor – and at a temperature of 120°C
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Concessionary bus travel has fallen by a third following COVID-19 pandemic
University of Plymouth news: New research shows the total number of concessionary bus journeys fell from 95million in 2019 to 61.2million in 2022, in spite of the number of active passholders falling by just 2.6%
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A real climate solution
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/pr-opinion/a-real-climate-solution
Dr Scott Davidson, Lecturer in Ecosystem Resilience at the University of Plymouth, says why wetlands should be a key topic of conversation at COP26
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Study examines causes of earthquakes originating deep below earth’s surface
The mechanisms which cause earthquake cycles to begin up to 40km below the earth’s surface are to be explored in a new research project led by the University of Plymouth and funded by the Natural Environment Research Council
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