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Major study investigates human impacts on tropics
Human impacts on the forests of the tropics are causing irreversible changes to these ecosystems yet the effects of these changes are poorly understood.
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Shark antibodies could provide key to targeting breast cancer
Aberdeen scientists are investigating if antibodies found naturally in sharks could be used to target breast cancer.
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Deep sea discoveries among insights at unique event
Ever wondered about the weird and wonderful creatures that lurk at the bottom of the world’s deepest oceans?
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Blogging Birds: The lives of Red Kites, told by computers
New ground-breaking technology is helping to tell the real-time story of Scotland’s satellite-tagged red kites without any human input. Data from the tagged birds are allowing sophisticated computer programmes to write the story of their lives – through daily and weekly blogs of how and why they explore the landscape around...
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Antarctic experiment reveals new species of bone-eating worm and clues to shipwreck preservation
Two new species of rare whale-bone eating worms have been found in deep Antarctic waters, according to research published today in Proceedings of the Royal Society B.
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New insight into the evolution of plants could prompt agricultural advances
A new understanding of the evolutionary history of plants has been revealed by University of Aberdeen scientists.
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European Fish Stocks Poised for Recovery
The results of a major international effort to assess the status of dozens of European fish stocks find that many of those stocks in the north-east Atlantic are being fished sustainably today and that, given time, those populations should continue to recover.
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UK marine protected areas worth billions, new report claims
Designation of marine protected areas (MPAs) in England, Wales and Scotland would be worth a one-off value of £0.92 – 1.93 billion to recreational users, says a new interim report of the UK National Ecosystem Assessment, based on research led by the University of Aberdeen.
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Fishermen sampling and measuring course hailed success
Scottish fishermen have been offered the chance to supplement their income by participating in scientific research.
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Plant that only flowers once in seven years has blossomed
A relatively rare plant that flowers only once in seven years and then dies has blossomed - delighting horticulturalists at the University of Aberdeen.