A lack of policy has allowed industrial chicken farms to multiply in certain parts of the UK – with a lack of consideration of the environmental and social impacts.
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The story of how money injections became the go-to policy for tackling economic crises.
The idea that seed banks must be full of potentially helpful microfungi inside seeds was not a stretch, and yet no one had ever looked before.
This is the story of Lucian Landau, the forgotten man who invented the technology that made Durex boom.
How on earth did an obscure Roman social practice end up lending its name to a modern psychedelic?
We shouldn’t see politicians and scientists as residing in distinct, separate realms.
How museums can reimagine themselves in the context of the climate crisis.
An algorithm driven world is dehumanising – but by understanding this we can call for a more equitable and human use of data.
New research has mapped sea-level rise around the Isles of Scilly over the last 12,000 years.
From healthcare, to the environment, immigration and racial justice, which areas of Barack Obama’s legacy were the most vulnerable – and most resilient – during Donald Trump’s first term?
In north India, there is a particular history of purchasing brides from other states. We tell just some of their stories here.
The Zimovs want to restore the prehistoric ‘mammoth steppe’ ecosystem and see if it slows down – or even reverses – melting permafrost.
Experts from France, Spain and the UK explain how Europe should respond to a rise in coronavirus cases.
An evolutionary psychologist, politics expert and sustainability scientist discuss the potential for humanity to plan for the long term future.
After neglecting its old ally for years, Global Britain is suddenly in need of mates.
This is the story of ‘Misha’, as I have come to know her. Both I and my research have been deeply affected by a polar bear I have never met face to face.
Seventy-five years ago, the first atomic bomb exploded and a new world dawned.
Frustrated by the inability to get good internet, a rural village decided to dig a superfast connection in themselves.
The future of periods could be sustainable and cheap – but action is needed.
Superbugs spread through the environment – and it needs urgent attention.
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Assistant Director of the Global Systems Institute, University of Exeter
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Halford Mackinder Professor of Geography, University of Oxford
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Senior Research Scientist, Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, Lund University
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Lecturer, Biomedical and Life Sciences, Lancaster University
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Emeritus Professor in Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia
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Professor in Computing and Information Systems, Edge Hill University
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Senior Lecturer in Political Communications, Nottingham Trent University
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PhD Candidate, University of Cambridge
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Principal Lecturer in History, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Professor of Social Science and Public Policy, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
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Professor of Law and Society, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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Lecturer in South Asian History, University of Reading
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Reader in History and Deputy Dean of Humanities (Research), University of Essex
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Visiting Researcher, University of Oxford
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Professor in Health History, University of Strathclyde