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“Sweden’s most wanted”, raps the controversial artist Yasin in his track 20 Talet. The rapper’s lyrics are without filter, direct, raw, born within a marginalised and often criminal environment, depicting…
The production and release of synthetic chemicals worldwide is destabilising the Earth system.
Despite the major challenges lockdown-induced remote learning has presented, teachers, pupils and parents alike have reaped certain benefits. Can school learn from these changes?
All over Europe, early medieval graves look like they were robbed long ago. But new research suggests that relatives re-opened them to take out heirlooms and make connections with the dead.
Researchers have identified four main reasons young people in high-income countries are drinking less.
Children have been widely referred to as “vectors” of COVID-19.
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.
Some Amazon deforestation is caused by recent policy, but there are also long-term issues.
New research calls into question the validity of ‘Dunbar’s number’.
Plus, why Brazilian women who lived through Zika are avoiding getting pregnant during the COVID-19 pandemic. Listen to episode 18 of The Conversation Weekly podcast.
Reviewing studies of 88 species, researchers found little evidence that animals avoid inbreeding.
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.
The children argue failure to tackle climate change constitutes youth discrimination.
Une sieste dans l’après-midi peut être bénéfique pour la motricité et la capacité à se souvenir des faits.
Les résultats de chercheurs ont révolutionné la vision que l'on avait de l'évolution des mammouths.
A Viking hoard of silver coins and jewellery expands our understanding of French history.
As few as 100 companies produced 60% of revenues in eight ocean industries in 2018.
Napping in the afternoon can benefits both motor skills and your ability to recall facts.
Une nouvelle étude change radicalement la façon d’appréhender l’évolution de cette espèce.
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Reader in the Department of Archaeology and Classical Studies, Stockholm University, Stockholm University
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Associate Professor of Archaeology and Researcher in Heritage Studies, Stockholm University
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Research Fellow in the Department of Archaeology and Classical Studies, Stockholm University
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Assistant Professor of Risk and Environmental Studies, Stockholm University
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Child and Youth Studies, Stockholm University
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Sustainability Science, Stockholm University
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Associate Professor in Ethology, Stockholm University
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Professor, The Centre for Social Research on Alcohol and Drugs, Stockholm University
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Senior Lecturer, Stockholm University
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Research associate, Department of Computer and Systems Sciences, Stockholm University
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PhD Candidate in Sustainable Development, Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University
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Researcher, Zoological Ecology, Stockholm University
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Associate Professor in Education, Stockholm University
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Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Zoology, Stockholm University
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PhD candidate, Stockholm University
