Scientists have now dated the ‘Great Oxidation Event’ to just before the planet’s first ‘snowball’ period.
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Turning COVID-19 into a political issue doesn’t help the public’s understanding of the disease and what needs to be done. Good things are happening we should feel optimistic about.
China rose to become the second biggest market for venture capital in the world. Then came COVID-19.
Our working lives provide us with something more important than a pay cheque.
The UK has acted tactically to avert disaster – the basic problem has not been solved and there is no exit in sight. But there is a long-term prospect of things changing for the better.
Examining the first newspaper notices from 400 years ago reveals the beginnings of marketing strategies that would eventually power the advertising world into the modern era.
Science Advisory Group for Emergencies is not a secret cabal.
Rishi Sunak has delivered his first budget as UK chancellor and the Conservative Party’s first budget since winning the 2019 general election.
It’s not a case of being afraid of different ideas, more that some people want everyone to think as they do.
Success in finding an internship is tied to factors that range from prior experience to local unemployment rates, new research has found.
The SNP administration has adopted a fashionable so-called ‘mission-oriented’ approach for its flagship economic development plan, but it looks a lot like mission impossible.
Gambaran eksotis dan penuh sensasi dari pasar tradisional Tiongkok bisa menghambat pemahaman menyeleruh akan sebab wabah virus ini.
Les médias véhiculent des représentations exotiques et sensationnalistes des marchés aux animaux chinois qui peuvent empêcher d’appréhender correctement les causes d’émergence des nouveaux virus.
Exotic and sensational depictions of Chinese “wet markets” may prevent a proper and efficient understanding of how viral diseases emerge.
The US reaction to the UK’s digital tax proposals is like 1765 all over again.
Meltwater lakes forming at the head of glaciers are causing them to shrink faster, which will affect the flow of big rivers that supply millions of people downstream in Asia.
A handful of manuscripts remain which give researchers valuable insights into medieval science.
Deeply divisive issues like Brexit are seeping into the way people interact with one another, undermining trust and tolerance of others.
Much of the UK’s farmland is unproductive. It could be put to better use storing carbon, offering recreation and providing wildlife habitat.
Why the armed group, Hezbollah, doesn’t want ongoing protests to upset the ruling coalition in Lebanon.
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Associate lecturer in international relations, University of St Andrews
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Research Fellow, Centre for Energy Ethics, University of St Andrews
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Associate lecturer in the school of art history, St Andrews Institute of Medieval Studies, University of St Andrews
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PhD Candidate, University of St Andrews
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Lecturer in Finance, University of St Andrews
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Lecturer, University of St Andrews
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Astrophysics, University of St Andrews
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Visiting Scholar, School of International Relations, University of St Andrews
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PhD Student, University of St Andrews
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Lecturer, Geography and Sustainable Development, University of St Andrews
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Gifford Postdoctoral Fellow in Philosophy, University of St Andrews
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Senior Researcher, School of Geography and the Environmen, University of Oxford, and Lecturer, School of Geography and Sustainable Development, University of St Andrews
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Professor of Practice in International Relations, University of St Andrews
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PhD Candidate, School of Modern Languages and Social Anthropology, University of St Andrews
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Professor, University of St Andrews
