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Hermit crabs with more sensitive claws may be bolder in their decisions
University of Plymouth news: Researchers from the University explored how differences in hermit crabs' sensory abilities influenced how long it took them to recover after being startled.
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UK marine heatwave research priorities outlined in new national roadmap
University of Plymouth news: Scientists from the University have contributed to new research calling for a coordinated response to the growing environmental threat posed by marine heatwaves
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Scientists reveal the secrets behind Pluto’s dunes
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/scientists-reveal-the-secrets-behind-plutos-dunes
Scientists at the University of Plymouth, University of Cologne and Brigham Young University.have discovered dunes on Pluto, and say they are likely to have been formed of methane ice grains released into its rarefied atmosphere
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Treating Covid-19 could lead to increased antimicrobial resistance
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/treating-covid-19-could-lead-to-increased-antimicrobial-resistance
Research by the University of Plymouth and Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust suggests the use of antibiotics in the treatment of COVID-19 patients could be placing an additional burden on waste water treatment works.
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Laundry lint can cause significant tissue damage within marine mussels
Scientists at the University of Plymouth exposed the Mediterranean mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis), found in various locations across the world, to differing quantities of tumble dryer lint
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Scientists release previously unseen footage showing environmental impacts of pot fishing
Scientists from the University of Plymouth attached video cameras to pots used by crab and lobster fishermen off the south coast of England
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Study shows how temperate rainforests can aid the fight against climate change
Environmental scientists and ecologists at the University of Plymouth showed that browsing behaviour by livestock is a major determinant of the expansion and connection of fragmented UK upland oak woodlands – so-called ‘temperate rainforests
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Turning waste wood into nutritious seafood
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/turning-waste-wood-into-nutritious-seafood
Researchers found Naked Clams contain almost twice the amount of Vitamin B12 as blue mussels and have developed an efficient way to farm them
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Multiple moves during childhood can increase the risks of depression in later life
University of Plymouth news: The University is involved in new research which has used population registers to examine the early-life experiences, and any subsequent depression diagnoses, of almost 1.1 million people
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Historic map reveals how mussel farm is bringing shellfish reefs back to the seabed
University of Plymouth news: The UK’s first large scale offshore mussel farm is allowing shellfish reefs to return to parts of the seabed off England’s south coast for the first time in up to 150 years, a new study has revealed.
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