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Most of Kenya’s biodiversity needs protecting outside protected areas in human‐dominated landscapes that are undergoing rapid change.
There is probably not much appetite in the private sector for running vast swathes of the NHS.
The crisis of Conservatism of the early 20th century has some parallels for the party today.
Ideas from economics might help us decide the most ethical way of using gene editing technology for human enhancement in the future.
Proyek pembangunan skala besar bisa berarti masyarakat lokal kehilangan identitas mereka dan koneksi ke masa lalu.
If policymakers care about a vibrant news media, they need to ensure the freedom, funding, and future of independent professional journalism.
Big development projects can mean the loss of a community’s identity and connection to their past.
The US no longer views Israeli settlements on the West Bank as going against international law. What this means for Palestinians.
Behind the magical tale is a deep layer of linguistic meaning.
Somewhere out there, just maybe, an alien – probably stranger looking than in our wildest imagination – might be pondering this very question.
When the military intervened against Robert Mugabe in Zimbabwe in 2017, it wasn’t widely called a military coup. New research shows that’s exactly what it was.
Antibiotik hanya memiliki sedikit manfaat atau bahkan tidak sama sekali terhadap infeksi saluran pernapasan pada anak.
The pipeline for new antibiotics is broken. It is time to think outside the box.
The jet stream is being distorted on both sides by fast-warming tropical and Arctic air. Should the tropics win out, weather patterns could change profoundly.
Tanzania’s government must focus on the drivers of teenage pregnancy, which are entirely overlooked in current punitive policies, instead of expelling and arresting schoolgirls.
In failing to acknowledge that the capacity of rivers can change quickly, some flood models and defences may not be equipped to deal with the consequences when they do.
Hidden heart conditions, like rheumatic heart disease, can have deadly consequences if not treated properly – or not treated at all.
Giants like Disney and NBCUniversal have been locked in the horns of a business problem known as the innovator’s dilemma.
Unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions are not only wasteful, but may also have unintended consequences for a child’s health.
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Director of the Jenner Institute, University of Oxford
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Departmental Lecturer in Human Geography, University of Oxford
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Postdoctoral Research Associate, Behavioural and Evolutionary Ecology, University of Oxford
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Professor of Geography, University of Oxford
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Emeritus Professor of Anthropology and Forced Migration, University of Oxford
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Microbiology, University of Oxford
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Researcher in Music, University of Oxford
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Associate Professor in Climate Change Biology, University of Oxford
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Senior Researcher in Economics, University of Oxford
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Global Head of Wildlife Research, World Animal Protection, and Visiting Researcher, Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (WildCRU), University of Oxford
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Oxford
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Research assistant, Empire, Migration and Belonging, University of Oxford
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Professor of Climate Science, 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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Stipendiary Lecturer in Biology, University of Oxford
