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Researchers found that meaty food being fed to cats reduces how much they hunt (Nick Ansell/PA)

Meaty food and play reduce hunting by cats – study

February 11, 2021

Study: Over 50s mental health declined during lockdowns (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

Study: Over-50s’ mental health declined during lockdowns

January 22, 2021

The study involved all healthcare providers in the south-west of England (David Davies/PA)

Simple, cheap test could help save lives from colorectal cancer – study

January 19, 2021

Trinidadian guppy fish have varying levels of self-control, scientists have found (University of Exeter/PA)

Guppy fish have evolved self-control, study claims

January 15, 2021

A rotten egg smell could help the fight against dementia (Ben Birchall/PA)

Rotten egg gas ‘could guard against Alzheimer’s disease’

January 12, 2021

The fabrics are from the 1760s (University of Exeter/PA)

Fabric discovery gives insight into historical fashions

January 12, 2021

Big bumblebees take time to learn the locations of the best flowers, new research shows (Natalie Hempel de Ibarra/University of Exeter/PA)

Big bumblebees ‘learn spots of best flowers’

December 28, 2020

North American squirrel pups (Dr Erin Siracusa/University of Exeter)

Good neighbours help squirrels survive, research suggests

December 17, 2020

Coronavirus restrictions in the UK including curbs on travel helped drive down carbon emissions (Tim Goode/PA)

Carbon emissions fell by record amount in 2020 due to pandemic – study

December 11, 2020

A psychologist has warned that being honest about the myth of Father Christmas in 2020 during the coronavirus lockdown could be damaging to children (Yui Mok/PA)

Keep the Christmas magic alive during pandemic, psychologist urges

December 1, 2020