Os cientistas há muito tempo se perguntam se o mamute lanoso foi extinto devido aos altos níveis de consanguinidade da população final isolada em ilha na Sibéria
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Les Kenyans, en particulier les jeunes, en ont assez de la hausse des prix, d'être ignorés, de la corruption et de la consommation ostentatoire des hommes politiques.
Scientists have long wondered if the wooly mammoth went extinct due to high levels of inbreeding.
Kenyans, particularly young ones, are fed up with rising prices as well as being ignored, of corruption and of the conspicuous consumption of politicians.
Kenya’s police have a long history of using excessive force.
Due to limited interactions with the police, Kenyans in rural areas are less likely to see the police as relevant actors.
Vladimir Putin and his KGB men have steadily extinguished the artistic freedom the genre enjoyed in the 1990s, with Ukraine’s invasion adding yet another nail in the coffin.
Effective collaboration may be a key to minimizing impacts of the growing wildfire season in Canada.
High rural poverty rates are driven largely by fuel and transport costs.
Orchids give nothing in return to pollinators, so how come they get visited by bees anyway? The answer is trickery and deceit.
Academics provide their insights into the state of the country’s economy, Ruto’s economic promises and what to expect.
The division within the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission, the fact that the race was very close, and turnout was relatively low may increase incentives to challenge the results.
Martha Karua’s selection as a deputy presidential candidate has helped put gender equality on the Kenyan election agenda.
Patronage politics, a history of violent conflict and high-stakes elections increase the risks of poll violence in Kenya.
The dam has helped to shift longstanding power relationships and could pave the way for more cooperation among all the countries that depend on the Nile.
To predict - and prevent - election-related violence, it’s important to first understand the key drivers of conflict.
Research ethics focus on avoiding wrongdoing, having been developed largely in response to biomedical scandals. Climate change puts the onus on researchers to add ‘do good’ to ‘do no harm’ principles.
Frustration is growing among opposition supporters who believe the last election was stolen.
Given the central role that ethnicity played and still plays in South African politics, it is good to have an unbiased estimate of Afrikaners’ genetic history.
Genetic ancestry tests may sound like a bit of fun, but in an era marked by increasing xenophobia, it’s important to be aware of the interplay between genetics and ideas of race.
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PhD Candidate, Department of Peace and Conflict Studies, Uppsala University
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Professor of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University
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Associate Professor in Human Evolution and Genetics, Uppsala University
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Professor of Political Science, Research Coordinator in Centre of Natural Hazards and Disaster Science, Uppsala University
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Ph.D. in History of Ideas at Centre for Multidisciplinary Studies on Racism, Uppsala University
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Uppsala University
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Associate professor, Uppsala University
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Researcher in Geography, Uppsala University
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Associate Professor, Department of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University
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Ph.D candidate, Uppsala University
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Researcher in Higher Education and Migration, Uppsala University
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Associate Professor, Uppsala University
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Professor of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University
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Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Organismal Biology, Uppsala University
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Associate Professor of Osteoarchaeology, Uppsala University
