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Harnessing the hidden power of mountains to meet our climate and development goals
Remote mountain regions are closer to the climate problem than we think, particularly in the context of safeguarding essential ecosystem services such as safe and adequate water.
Mobilité électrique, énergie solaire et reboisement : comment la Chine s’efforce de passer au vert
Confronté à de nombreux défis environnementaux et énergétiques, comme en témoigne le problème de la pollution de l’air, Pékin a mis les bouchées doubles pour soutenir un développement plus durable.
Women’s cancers: curable for the rich, often a death sentence for the poor
Of women who die from cervical cancer, 87% live in poor countries.
Three ways organic electronics is changing technology as we know it
Flexible plastic electronics are already altering the world around us.
Common method of preventing early births may be causing more
New research has found a commonly used method of preventing early or pre-term birth (delivery of a baby before 37 weeks) may in fact be causing more to occur, and leading to further problems.
Food for thought from the land of a thousand hills
Despite numerous challenges, Rwanda has made significant agricultural strides.
Explainer: what is vaginal seeding?
Why are some new parents wiping vaginal fluid all over their baby’s mouth, eyes, and skin?
La présence des microplastiques dans l’océan nettement revue à la hausse
De nouvelles méthodes d’évaluation donnent une ampleur inédite à la pollution des eaux par les matières plastiques.
Far more microplastics floating in oceans than thought
New method tallies microplastics in southern oceans, yielding a total that's 37 times higher than previous estimates.
Seabirds are eating plastic litter in our oceans – but not only where you’d expect
By 2050, 99% of the world's seabird species will be accidentally eating plastic, unless we take action to clean up the oceans. And some of the highest risk to wildlife is in the Southern Ocean off Australia.
Here’s what it feels like to be invisible – less anxious
Researchers have created an experiment that gives participants the illusion of being invisible.
How particle accelerator maths helped me fix my Wi-Fi
How a long dead mathematician called Maxwell can speed up your internet.
Killer frog fungus could actually help amphibians survive disease
The chytrid fungal disease that has ravaged amphibians worldwide has reached Madagascar. But it's possible this could be a blessing in disguise.
Your personality could influence how well you fight disease
The extent to which our personalities determine aspects of our lives and health has increasingly been the subject of research over the last few years. There was the suggestion, for example, that being…
Quantum computer makes finding new physics more difficult
Physicists often work unusual hours. You will find them running experiments at 4am and 10pm. This is because, so long as the pertinent conditions inside a lab – such as temperature or light level – are…
New class of antibiotics discovered – and why there may be more to come
The rise of bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics is a growing worry and threatens to put healthcare back to the early 20th century. Such resistance to drugs was inevitable, because bacteria evolve…
To cut carbon emissions and keep the lights on, it has got to be nuclear power
An experiment in liberalising power markets has been underway in the UK since the 1980s and three phases can be identified. The first ran from around 1989 to 1999, beginning with the privatisation of the…
Evolutionary evidence shows it’s time to revise how we classify life on earth
A cat is, of course, a cat. Lions are cats too, as are leopards, lynxes and so on – the “Felidae” family contains 41 species in total. But what about other closely related species such as hyenas or mongooses…
Stark IPCC climate report shows the time for talking is over
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is set to publish the “synthesis report” of its fifth assessment period, drawing on three individual working group reports already published on: the…
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Lecturer in Neurotechnology, Imperial College London
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Senior Cardiology Lecturer at Imperial College and Consultant Cardiologist at the Royal Brompton Hospital, Imperial College London
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Professor of Chemistry, Imperial College London
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Professor of Neuropsychopharmacology, Imperial College London
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Senior Clinician Scientist and Consultant Radiologist, Imperial College London
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Lecturer in Oceanography and Climate Change, Imperial College London
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Research Assistant, Imperial College London
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Research Associate, Imperial College London
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Junior research group leader, Imperial College London
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Reader in Chemical and Biological Materials, Imperial College London
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Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Imperial College London
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Professor of Surgical Education, Imperial College London
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Researcher, Imperial College London
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Professor of Perinatal Psychobiology, Imperial College London
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Professor of Virology, Imperial College London