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Psychological research suggests several ways in which socially-responsible behaviour might be encouraged.
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We could use this crisis to rebuild, produce something better and more humane. But we may slide into something worse.
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Behind every government announcement, there is an army of epidemiologists predicting how the virus will spread, and how to beat it.
Neighbours chat from their balconies during another day of isolation in Madrid.
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The virus has put life on hold for many around the world.
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The effective response to crime has always been a matter of debate. But evidence is mounting in favour of treatment and support, rather than punishment.
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Coronavirus may fundamentally reshape some areas of how we life our lives.
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The game is a fantastic metaphor for understanding how extinctions cause ecosystems to become more fragile.
The Kampala-Entebbe expressway.
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International financing for massive infrastructure projects can create new problems for African cities.
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The coronavirus outbreak is causing people to rethink the handshake and seek other gestures that perform similar functions without touch.
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Grisly early experiments laid the foundation of our understanding of how to keep organs ‘alive’ in isolation.
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The response to coronavirus shows us that people can still work together to do the right thing.
Greek police clash with migrants at the border with Turkey in Kastanies.
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The Aegean has long been a place of overlapping migration. Now it is facing a new crisis.
A woman takes part in an alternative summit of indigenous people during COP25.
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Our research has brought us into contact with multiple communities whose lives are increasingly precarious thanks to climate change.
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All eggs in supermarket Morrisons will soon be free range. But this – and other measures intended to promote ethical consumption – could impact badly on the worst off.
The Diamond Princess, which was quarantined for two weeks.
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The ongoing quarantine and travel disruptions facing cruise ships are the latest in a long history of health outbreaks they’ve had to contend with.
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The Sabisky affair should not be seen as a random event: the real battle lies ahead.
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Anti-vaccinators today echo 200-year-old debates.
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We need to recapture the humanity of the NHS and make doctors feel more than grinding cogs in a brutal machine.
Indigenous young people take part in the first Hornbill Festival organized by the Malaysian Nature Society (MNS), 16 September 2018.
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The world’s millions of indigenous people play a critical role in conserving biodiversity.
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There are no criminal provisions around slavery in 49% of world nations, groundbreaking new legal research finds.