We now know that Bokoni Phase I was built as early as the 15th century – before the arrival of European colonisation or trade.
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The infrastructure and levels of deprivation in poorer countries have prevented them from benefiting from containment measures as much as richer nations.
It’s been argued that pandemics are the great leveller, but with COVID the opposite is true – and we can’t afford to ignore it.
This is the first time a measurement has been made of the entropy generated by telling time.
In the aftermath of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, how political violence has been organized in other areas of the world that can help us anticipate the future of right-wing extremism.
Full population-level protection against COVID-19 will require most adolescents and children to be vaccinated. There are ethical arguments for encouraging vaccination uptake through vaccine mandates.
New research suggests hearing about the collective benefits of COVID-19 vaccines is unlikely to change people’s minds, which contradicts previous findings.
Vaccine passports are small sacrifice to make for the greater good.
The claim that our brain size limits us to 150 meaningful friendships has been challenged by a recent paper.
The public and the media need to be careful not to jump to conclusions when assessing new research.
Tackling bycatch in large-scale fishing can make our seafood habit more sustainable
The suggestion that Mandela single-handedly achieved democracy is as intellectually threadbare as the charge that he was centrally responsible for the failure to transform South Africa.
Distraction in poor sleepers could be linked to a different brain process than previously thought.
We shouldn’t allow disingenuous uses of net zero to discredit the concept as a whole.
Les modes de déplacements actifs peuvent contribuer à lutter contre la crise climatique plus tôt et plus efficacement que les véhicules électriques.
The dreadful statistics coming out of India are not just numbers – they relate to people and to suffering.
By looking at the eye bones and ear canals of extinct dinosaurs, researchers show that a small ancient predator likely hunted at night and had senses as good as a modern barn owl.
Belum ada vaksin malaria yang diizinkan untuk digunakan, meski gagasan untuk mengendalikan malaria melalui vaksinasi sudah ada sejak lama.
Le vaccin R21 a protégé les trois quarts des enfants contre le paludisme lors des essais.
Countries cannot be expected to all tread the same path to net zero emissions.
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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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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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DPhil Candidate, Department of Atmospheric Physics, 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