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Spiders could be handy creatures to keep around if you suffer with seasonal allergies like hay fever

Tiny jumping spiders, plus 500 other species, were discovered as part of a BioBlitz nature survey last year at the University of Exeter's Penryn Campus in Cornwall

The UK sits at the edge of the European invasion front, and with ongoing yearly incursions there is an urgent need for improved monitoring systems for Asian hornets

Artificial intelligence developed by the University of Exeter known as VespAI can identify Asian hornets so the authorities can be alerted before the menaces gain a foothold

The “pioneering” technique using lasers will make it much easier for medics to diagnose oesophageal, which currently account for around 8,000 deaths in the UK each year

Every year, 40,000 green and loggerhead ­turtles are killed after being accidentally caught in fishing nets across the Mediterranean, both are on the list of ­endangered species

The Government has a target to decarbonise the power grid by 2035 as part of efforts to cut emissions by nearly four-fifths

The vast seabed of maerl, a rare and ancient seaweed, was discovered as part of a project to look at the potential of marine habitats in tackling climate change

A study, published in Science Advances, has suggested a halt in Atlantic Ocean currents this century could see average temperatures in large areas of Europe get much colder and Arctic Ice extend much further south

Battered hammerheads, anyone? Researchers have used DNA barcoding to unearth how fish and chip shops across the nation have been found selling endangered species of shark to oblivious customers

This daily vitamin supplement will only cost you 2p each day and it boosts your immune system and could help prevent your risk of dementia and expert Dr. Michael Mosley absolutely swears by it

In the quest to cure type 1 diabetes, scientists have made a surprising discovery – a gene that’s essential for forming the pancreas in human beings is absent from almost all other animals, except apes

According to the worrying research, produced by London's Benfield Hazard Research Centre, many cities would be submerged underwater if all the Earth's ice melted today

Three new mutated Covid variants have been detected in the UK - Eris, BA.2.86 or 'Pirola' and Omicron subvariant 'BA.6' - with the UK Health Security Agency warning cases are on the rise

SmartSocks, developed with the help of experts Exeter University, are able to track the heart rate, sweat levels and motion of people wearing them and collect data

An ever-growing body of research points to the fact that nature is not only nice, we need regular doses to thrive, says Kim Jones