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Last updated: 2 July 2026

How do we protect our native bee species?

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Understanding the diversity and decline of our local bee populations

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Published: 2 July 2026

England progress in the World Cup – but their next game at 1am is a problem

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Marketing expert Dr Shikhar Bhaskar explains why late games are having an impact on fans and advertisers alike

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Last updated: 1 July 2026

eHealth for long-term conditions: time for a health revolution

Dr Craig Newman delivers his TEDxTruro lecture. Picture courtesy of Vicky Slater Photography

Highlighting the role of apps and eHealth for long-term conditions

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Last updated: 18 June 2026

Scientists support calls for stricter controls on coastal developments

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Professor Gerd Masselink and Professor Tom Spencer respond to the Committee on Climate Change’s Managing the coast in a changing climate report

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Last updated: 18 June 2026

Future proofing our dynamic coast requires an appropriate buffer zone

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Professor Gerd Masselink says the time has come to avoid developments on our coastline

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Last updated: 17 June 2026

Tackling obesity needs a combination of magic bullets

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Plymouth is playing host to a national conference on obesity with expertise that could hold the key to a multi-faceted solution to obesity

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Last updated: 15 June 2026

Will the Taylor Review deliver ‘Good Work’?

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While extolling the need for improved conditions and greater voice, Professor Richard Saundry argues it fails to deliver the radical change needed

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Last updated: 10 June 2026

Are New Year’s resolutions a waste of time?

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Students and academics from Plymouth and the Queensland University of Technology ask if our annual commitments are worthwhile

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Last updated: 10 June 2026

Helping women recover from drug addiction – can food play a part?

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Dr Clare Pettinger explains how food and its associated activities can help to empower and motivate women as they recover from addiction.

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Last updated: 9 June 2026

Caring about the ‘foot’ in ‘football’ – how can England avoid injury scares?

As World Cup watchers get football fever, podiatrist Emma Cowley shares some ideas about how England can avoid injury scares.

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