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We studied 1.4 million people in Sweden who had been treated with beta blockers.
Remote islands in the Indian Ocean are now strewn with plastic waste – the origin of this waste has until now not been established.
Myanmar’s opposition parties and ethnic separatists have formed a united front against the military junta.
Japan’s traditional mafia organisation, the yakuza, has become almost respectable, leaving space for more violent Chinese gangs to muscle in on their turf.
Archaeological discoveries show the different options that have solved human problems over time.
Considered too deep for most reef biologists, and too shallow for deep-sea researchers, most deep reefs are unprotected.
More than 50 Peruvians have died in rioting as the South America country faces a severe constitutional crisis.
Research finds that the threat of being sentenced to death has no bearing on how people contemplate violent crime.
Tigers exist in South Africa because they’re being intensively farmed for commercial trade in live individuals or their body parts.
Climate change is a huge threat to Madagascar’s four forest types – urgent action is needed to ensure they don’t disappear completely.
Perjalanan aktif dapat membantu mengatasi krisis iklim lebih awal daripada kendaraan listrik – bahkan hanya dengan menukar mobil dengan sepeda untuk satu perjalanan sehari.
Natural disasters cause billions in damage to ports around the world each year.
Prehistoric reptiles like pterodactyls took flight long before bats and birds, but we don’t know how it happened.
The left was split over whether Nato expansion had prompted the Ukraine invasion or whether it was an act of imperial aggression that must be opposed.
A new gecko species in New Zealand was named te mokomoko a Tohu in consultation with a local Māori tribe. This could be a good example for how taxonomists might approach the naming of new species.
How Chaucer’s medieval Wife of Bath continues to make her voice heard
The findings suggest that poaching rates are lower where there is strong national governance and levels of local human development are higher.
How the artist found endless variety in the daily view from his bed, cycling through the seasons with kaleidoscopes of light, colour, texture, form and space.
Perusahaan-perusahaan yang menguji coba empat hari kerja dalam seminggu sedang mempertimbangkan untuk menjadikan sistem ini permanen.
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Associate Professor in Law and Public Policy, University of Oxford
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Postdoctoral Researcher Fellow, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, University of Oxford, University of Oxford
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Professor of English and World Literatures, University of Oxford
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Head of Policy Engagement, Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford and Fellow in Environmental Change, Reuben College, University of Oxford, University of Oxford
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Senior Fellow in Forest Governance and Leader of Ecosystems Governance Group, University of Oxford
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Tasso Leventis Professor of Biodiversity, University of Oxford
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Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Oxford
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Professor of Russian Literature (Emerita), University of Oxford
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Postdoctoral Researcher in English Literature, University of Oxford
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Environmental Social Science Research Fellow, University of Oxford
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DPhil Candidate, Department of Atmospheric Physics, University of Oxford
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Senior Research Associate, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, University of Oxford
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Researcher, Centre on Migration Policy and Society (COMPAS), Deputy Director, Migration Observatory, University of Oxford
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Professor of Climate Economics and Policy, Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Oxford
