Os vinhos romanos podem ter tido uma aparência e um sabor melhores do que se supõe há muito tempo. A resposta está no uso de jarras de barro, uma técnica ainda usada na produção moderna de vinhos na Geórgia.
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Roman wines may have looked and tasted better than long assumed. The answer lies in their use of clay jars, a technique still used in modern winemaking in Georgia.
Roman agricultural techniques may help wine producers to tackle the impacts of climate change, and even the UN is getting on board.
The father of Khoisan revivalism became a public historian as his academic work met activism.
Digital platforms have birthed a new school of writers and activists in Nigeria and Kenya.
Even though the Tigray war front moved past Dabba Selama several times, the community suffered less than other nearby villages.
The current energy transition could herald a new copper world. But will it be a long-anticipated resource blessing or yet another global scramble for the precious metal?
Belarusians make up one of the most prominent contingents of foreign fighters in Ukraine. Here’s why they’re fighting and what they hope to achieve for Belarus as well as Ukraine.
Consolidating peace efforts across the vast territory has proved difficult for close to three decades. Scholars explain why.
La restauration des forêts constitue un élément clé de la lutte contre les perturbations climatiques. Le réseau de recherche mondial, le Tree Diversity Network, tente d’y contribuer efficacement.
The benevolence shown to Belarusian exiles in 2020 has turned into hostility because of Russia’s attack on Ukraine. How is it fair to blame citizens for the actions of a regime they despise?
As climate change worsens, it’s essential to restore our forests and ensure that the ones we plant are resilient. A global research network, the Tree Diversity Network, is working to make it happen.
Les récents affrontements ont remis le M23 de l'est du Congo à la une des journaux, mais de nombreux autres problèmes de sécurité persistent dans la région.
Recent clashes put eastern Congo’s M23 into the headlines again, but many other security problems persist in the area as diplomats struggle to tackle the underlying causes.
We used satellite imagery to track the decline of vegetation since the civil war began.
La gestion internationale des épidémies, consiste parfois à céder leur contrôle à un groupe d'experts étrangers qui possèdent une compréhension superficielle d’une région très complexe.
International epidemic management involves ceding to foreign experts who possess, at best, a surface-level understanding of a very complex region.
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Unless the blockade by Ethiopia is lifted, Tigray will be in a very bad famine situation.
Plus, why reusable food containers aren’t always better for the environment than disposable ones. Listen to The Conversation Weekly.
Hooking trees up to internet-connected sensors provides a new way to study how they interact with the environment - and how the public interacts with their tweets.
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PhD in biology, Ghent University
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Research Director of the Insecure Livelihoods Project, Ghent University
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Postdoctoral Researcher, Ghent University
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Doctoral researcher, Ghent University
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Postdoctoral associate, Ghent University
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Professor of Geography, Ghent University
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Professor of Applied Plant Ecophysiology, Ghent University
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PhD Fellow in Political Science, Ghent University
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Professor in political and social sciences, Ghent University
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Professor, forest ecology and management, Ghent University
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Associate professor conservation ecology, Ghent University
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Postdoctoral Researcher in History, Ghent University
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Associate Professor of African Literature, Ghent University
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Postdoctoral researcher, Ghent University
