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The UN climate conference brought some progress. A former UN official who has been involved in international climate policy for years explains what has to happen now for that progress to pay off.
The welfare of wild animals is severely compromised to sustain grouse shooting in Scotland.
Meta’s decision to charge users for an ad-free experience still requires that people have their information collected.
Gut bacteria consume the nutrients that harmful pathogens need to survive, thereby keeping them in check, a new study finds.
Argentina ha condenado a más personas por sus crímenes de la época de la dictadura que Uruguay.
In the first commitment of its kind, 63 countries promised to slash emissions from cooling and refrigeration.
Investors seem not to care about climate risks, but they really should.
As células solares tandem prometem revolucionar a transição para a energia limpa, mas a escassez de materiais significa que elas precisam ser reprojetadas com urgência.
The felling of iconic trees is a highly emotive issue – but the damage needs to be repaired with care.
The general public may want tighter crypto regulations but is the UK government listening?
A veteran of UN climate talks lays out the top themes and their sticking points, including concerns about the host country’s oil interests.
Les promoteurs du système doivent trouver un moyen de dédommager les pays africains qui enregistrent des excédents commerciaux.
The system’s promoters must figure out how to compensate the African countries that run trade surpluses.
The government of Rwanda must commit to eliminating the forced return of refugees and asylum seekers.
Europe’s radical right and radical left share a distaste for the status quo – but while one turns disquiet into votes, the other fails to make an impact.
Antimicrobial resistance is an epidemic that kills close to 5 million people annually. The solutions are complex and must take into account the needs of the poor.
Des signaux indiquent que le magma est proche de la surface au sud-ouest de l’Islande, ce qui a entraîné des évacuations de populations.
Hay indicios de que el magma está cerca de la superficie en el suroeste de Islandia, lo que ha provocado evacuaciones.
Evidence suggests magma is close to the surface in south-west Iceland, prompting evacuations.
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Research Fellow in Population Health, University of Oxford
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Postdoctoral Researcher, Climate Science, University of Oxford
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DPhil Candidate, Neurodegenerative Disorders, University of Oxford
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Economist in AI and Work, University of Oxford
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Emeritus Professor, Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford
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Einstein Professor for the Comparative Study of Democracy and Authoritarianism, Humboldt University Berlin, and Director, Centre for East European and International Studies (ZOiS); University of Oxford
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Leverhulme Early Career Research Fellow, Cognitive Archaeology and Archaeoacoustics, University of Oxford
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Gallagher Research Fellow in the Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford
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Senior Research Fellow, University of Oxford
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Research Fellow in Business and Human Rights, Bonavero Institute of Human Rights, University of Oxford
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Supernumerary Fellow, Archaeology, University of Oxford
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Professor of Politics and Public Policy, University of Oxford
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DPhil Student in Anthropology, University of Oxford
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Associate Professor of Natural History, University of Oxford
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Associate professor, University of Oxford