NZ’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern stands out internationally as she talks about doing politics differently. Yet, domestically, there’s little discussion about priorities in foreign policy.
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The UN climate talks are being held in a nation dominated by cheap coal.
Las campañas contra el consumo de aceite de palma pueden tener como consecuencia el aumento de producción de otros cultivos, como la soja, que en realidad requieren más tierra cultivable, lo que aumentaría los problemas para la vida de los bosques.
Understanding geckos’ movements could lead to better robots.
We are on track to reach 1.5°C of global warming within 16 years according to new data.
Forget about dark matter and dark energy, new research suggests that the existence of ‘dark fluid’ may solve some of the biggest mysteries in physics.
Mexico’s new president is backing an initiative to regulate cannabis from seed to smoke. Here’s how legalisation would work, and why it’s a good proposal.
When people don’t trust the government, the media or police, they are less inclined to play by the rules and more likely to lash out violently.
When the Aral Sea dried up, it was called the “world’s worst environmental disaster”. We’re witnessing its equivalent in Africa.
In the shadow of the pyramids of Giza, lie the tombs of the courtiers and officials who built these vast structures.
New research has shown how to measure conservation progress for Australia’s 238 endangered bird species
Le choix de l’âge auquel on aura des enfants n’est pas anodin, et de nombreux paramètres doivent être pris en compte pour déterminer le meilleur moment…
Aplazar el momento de procrear es más habitual que nunca antes en la historia. Pero, ¿es bueno?
No-fault divorce, or no reason at all – how a revolution in divorce law has come about.
Science is creating new living matter – like stem cells grown to create brain tissues in the lab. With power comes responsibility and what matters is an ethical question, not a scientific one.
Religion has helped science, as well as hindered it.
There are many things to consider when choosing when to have a child.
Boycotting palm oil would increase production of other crops, such as soy, which actually require more land.
Japan is targeting an ‘upmarket’ audience of wealthy business executives, city professionals, millennial foodies and highbrow arts enthusiasts.
Britain’s system of internal immigration enforcement is not working.
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Director of the Jenner Institute, University of Oxford
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Departmental Lecturer in Human Geography, University of Oxford
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Postdoctoral Research Associate, Behavioural and Evolutionary Ecology, University of Oxford
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Professor of Geography, University of Oxford
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Emeritus Professor of Anthropology and Forced Migration, University of Oxford
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Career Development Fellow in Engineering, University of Oxford
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Microbiology, University of Oxford
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Senior Researcher in Economics, University of Oxford
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Global Head of Wildlife Research, World Animal Protection, and Visiting Researcher, Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (WildCRU), University of Oxford
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Oxford
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Research assistant, Empire, Migration and Belonging, University of Oxford
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Heritage Partnerships Coordinator, University of Oxford
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Professor of Climate Science, University of Oxford
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Professor of Climate Economics and Policy, Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford
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Stipendiary Lecturer in Biology, University of Oxford
