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New discoveries keep changing our understanding of what dinosaurs looked like. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
Norse symbols and references to Valhalla repeatedly show up the manifestos of far right terrorists. An expert explains why.
After 1922, the people that had supported independence often weren’t the ones who benefited from it.
Rising food prices points to famine later this year in Ukraine and elsewhere – here’s what we can learn from the past.
It is important to help young people understand what misogyny is and how it can lead to violence.
The persistent power inequalities between Africa and Europe do not bode well for supposed change. This is why the latest summit is important.
The coming year will reveal if the country is serious about developing its wind energy.
Sponges are ancient marine animals and have already shown robustness against stresses from climate change. New research now shows they can also tolerate low-oxygen conditions.
Trees that produce resin for frankincense and myrrh – used for thousands of years in healthcare, worship and trade – are facing collapsing populations.
Es muy posible que los objetivos de temperatura marcados sean insuficientes para evitar extinciones masivas si no trabajamos para aumentar la resiliencia del planeta.
Radical new thinking is required to fight climate change, and ‘gross ecosystem product’ might help.
Soaking up and storing CO₂ is not just a question of technology.
New research shows that literary relatives tend to share a similar writing style.
From buses in Bogotá to cycling through Cambridge, we can learn valuable lessons from how countries across the world deliver sustainable transport.
Children have been widely referred to as “vectors” of COVID-19.
A group of powerful countries have agreed ‘green corridors’ for emissions-free shipping by 2025, but that’s not even half the battle.
We discovered that the ability to be flexible and change behaviour in certain circumstances is just as important for birds as people.
The long-awaited ruling by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child is as groundbreaking as it is disappointing. Where to next for young climate activists?
India and China are the cheapest places to install rooftop solar, while the US, Japan and the UK are the most expensive.
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PhD Researcher, Marine and Renewable Energy Ireland, University College Cork
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Lecturer in Plant Science, University College Cork
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Professor in Economics, University College Cork
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Lecturer in Digital Arts & Humanities, University College Cork
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Professor in Zoology, University College Cork
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College Lecturer in Teaching & Learning Enhancement, University College Cork
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Lecturer in Philosophy, Environmental Research Institute, University College Cork
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Professor, Palaeobiology, University College Cork
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Lecturer in International Politics , University College Cork
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Professor of Marine Conservation, University College Cork
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Post-Doctoral Researcher in Economics, University College Cork
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Food Business and Development, and Deputy Director of the Centre for Sustainable Livelihoods, University College Cork
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Lecturer in Old English, University College Cork
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PhD Student at MaREI, the SFI Research Centre for Energy, Climate and Marine, University College Cork
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Professor of Economics, University College Cork
