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Rapid evolution fails to save butterflies from extinction in face of human-induced change
In a study in Nature, Professors Michael C Singer and Camille Parmesan from the University of Plymouth use more than 30 years of research to show the evolution of wild species can cause localised extinctions when land management practices change
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Plymouth Proteomics Research Group
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/biomedical-research-group/plymouth-proteomics-research-group
University of Plymouth research: Proteomics Research Group. Centre of expertise in proteomics for biomedical applications.
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Project explores possibilities for UK wetsuit recycling
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/project-explores-possibilities-for-uk-wetsuit-recycling
University of Plymouth news: Funded by Future Fibres Network Plus, the University will work with Circular Flow Ltd to examine the scope for developing a UK neoprene recycling facility
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Evolution of life in the ocean changed 170 million years ago
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/evolution-of-life-in-the-ocean-changed-170-million-years-ago
Research led by academics from the University of Plymouth suggests the ocean as we understand it today was shaped by a global evolutionary regime shift around 170 million years ago.
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Peatlands of Dartmoor could be crucial in fight against climate change
Research by the University suggests the peatlands of Dartmoor could be an underestimated resource in the fight against climate change as their ability to store carbon has not diminished in almost 150 years
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Tropical forests’ carbon sink is already rapidly weakening
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/tropical-forests-carbon-sink-is-already-rapidly-weakening
A study involving the University of Plymouth provides the first large-scale evidence that carbon uptake by the world’s tropical forests has already started a worrying downward trend
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University set to hold prestigious European wave and tidal energy conference
Leading figures from the offshore renewable energy sector will be coming to the University of Plymouth later this year after it successfully bid to host the European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (EWTEC 2021)
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Climate change poses significant threat to nutritional benefits of oysters
The nutritional qualities of shellfish could be significantly reduced by future ocean acidification and warming, a new study by the University of Plymouth published in Marine Environmental Research suggests
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Study explores the use of robots and artificial intelligence to understand the deep-sea
New research led by the University of Plymouth has shown artificial intelligence (AI) could help scientists shed new light on the variety of species living on the ocean floor.
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University and Marine Conservation Society join forces to assess public knowledge of jellyfish
Catriona Duncan, a student on the University of Plymouth's MSc Marine Conservation programme, is working with the Marine Conservation Society to educate people about jellyfish
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