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The climate science behind 2026’s super El Niño.
Around 8 million people in England take five or more prescription drugs each day.
Not even experts can agree on what the term means.
Are education systems succeeding in transforming individual abilities into collective opportunities? This is what rankings ought to be measuring rather than reducing education to a few figures.
Most young people aren’t religious – but marriage is still a place where secular culture has quietly absorbed many of the values we associate with religion.
Um ícone da evolução, o Archaeopteryx é a ramificação mais antiga na linhagem das aves que conhecemos, mas mesmo sem as adaptações dos pássaros modernos já era eficiente na sua “decolagem”
Are technological advances making us any safer? It appears not.
Nos systèmes éducatifs parviennent-ils à transformer les capacités individuelles en possibilités collectives ? Loin de réduire l’éducation à quelques chiffres, c’est ce que les classements doivent chercher à mesurer.
Archaeopteryx is an evolutionary icon for scientists.
Burnham’s plan to tackle criminal fly-tipping gangs needs to go further.
El Niño summers can mean less rain overall, but more extreme daily rainfall.
Folic acid is integral for supporting babies’ brain and spinal cord development and preventing serious birth defects.
In Portswood, bus users enjoyed reliable journeys and a calmer high street. But some residents faced longer and less convenient car journeys.
A recent paper claimed that dark energy might not exist. But new research suggests this conclusion was premature.
Clever clothing that can sense health issues are not far off, but they could prove hard to recycle or reuse.
The changing face of demographics, immigration, social attitudes and LGBTQ+ politics.
Listen to palaeobiologist Neil Gostling on The Conversation’s Curious Kids podcast talk about how scientists work out what dinosaurs looked like.
Souvent méprisés, parfois contraints de se faire discrets pour ne pas embarrasser leurs clients, les dératiseurs et désinsectiseurs aiment pourtant profondément leur métier. Une recherche révèle les ressorts inattendus de cet épanouissement professionnel.
New research shows Arctic winter sea ice loss has not stopped – it was temporarily hidden by natural variability.
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Research Scientist, Sustainable Cities, University of Southampton
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Senior Lecturer, Children and Young People's Mental Health, University of Southampton
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Associate Professor of Preconception Health and Care, University of Southampton
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Professor of English Literature and Critical Theory, University of Southampton
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Professor of Applied Environmental Science, University of Southampton
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Professor, University of Southampton
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Professor of Epidemiology and Human Development, University of Southampton
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Associate Professor, Primary Care, University of Southampton
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PhD Candidate, Oceanography, University of Southampton
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Associate Professor in Evolution and Palaeobiology, University of Southampton
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Professor of Primary Care Research, University of Southampton
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Professor of Criminology and Head of Department for Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology, University of Southampton
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Doctorant, University of Southampton
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NIHR Research Professor, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Southampton
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Research Fellow Public Health and Engineering, University of Southampton