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Biologists have discovered a breeding population of a Cantor's Giant Softshell Turtle, as part of conservation efforts in the south of India.

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Threatening messages aimed to prevent digital piracy have the opposite effect if you’re a man, a new study from the University of Portsmouth has found.

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Companies that appoint directors with a track record of questionable professional conduct cause an increase in reckless corporate risk-taking and could see up to 64 per cent of a firm’s value knocked off, a new study has found.

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A new study, by the University of Portsmouth in England and Naresuan and Pibulsongkram Rajabhat universities in Thailand, suggests a naturally-occurring material is an effective disinfectant for contact lenses and could help millions of people worldwide.

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A new study suggests the UK prison system should learn lessons from Icelandic prisons to transform the lives of foreign national prisoners.

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A study exploring the mechanisms behind why cognitive performance improves in response to exercise, has found that dopamine plays a key role.

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A new study led by the University of Portsmouth in England has tested the hypothesis that people are more likely to find someone attractive while drunk, because their face appears more symmetrical.

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New research, led by the University of Portsmouth in England, estimates 55 million marine organisms worth $2.15bn are sold in the marine aquarium trade each year.

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New research led by the University of Portsmouth in England has revealed moderate intensity exercise can improve cognitive function in people who are sleep deprived and have low levels of oxygen.

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A new study involving University of Portsmouth researchers has uncovered key molecular defects underlying a rare developmental brain condition in children.

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New research has revealed that firms with female directors on the board, regardless of how many, improves the quality of corporate sustainability disclosures than those with no board representation.

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Scientists from the University of Portsmouth examining the evolutionary roots of language say they’ve discovered chimp vocal development is not far off from humans.

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A new study by the University of Portsmouth warns the close similarities between the tusks of elephants and mammoths poses threats to conservation and environment efforts.

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Researchers focusing on the concerning rise of groups who perpetuate misogyny, sexism and even violence against women have uncovered the use of TikTok by incels to spread their extreme beliefs.

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A University of Portsmouth physicist has explored whether a new law of physics could support the much-debated theory that we are simply characters in an advanced virtual world.

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Researchers have developed a new method to analyse facial expressions, as part of efforts to better understand animal communication.

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