The world is a much better place for the extra carbon being absorbed by forests, but it can never entirely offset emissions.
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Hooking trees up to internet-connected sensors provides a new way to study how they interact with the environment - and how the public interacts with their tweets.
From robotic hands to brain-like computers, the Human Brain Project has produced some intriguing results.
James McCune Smith was the first African American to receive a medical doctorate from a university. He dedicated his life to fighting injustice.
Data collected from thousands of hippos helped show that while males are only slightly bigger than females, they have much larger tusks.
Plus, how a team of musicologists and computer scientists completed Beethoven’s unfinished 10th Symphony using AI. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
Attending, debating or simply following COP26? Here’s why you should be reading science fiction.
Ecolabelled seafood fetches higher prices in supermarkets, giving retailers and producers the incentive to up their sustainability game.
The creation of social media accounts based on fictional models raises pointed questions about race, representation and commodification.
From celebratory calypsos to more critical reggae tracks, Black British music has had a huge influence on the evolving sound of football.
Field trials of genetically edited crop plants are to be allowed in England under new government proposals.
A love of mathematics could help sports stars solve problems on court.
An astronomer’s guide to all the colours of the sky.
One of the greatest science fiction writers, Asimov’s work has had a lasting effect thanks to his prescient takes on technology, climate collapse and humanity’s future.
It’s a painful irony that a multi-billion pound industry, purporting to mirror real life is essentially erasing women’s stories from our screens.
Despite its cutting-edge image, Japan has a soft spot for the decidedly 20th-century machines.
Tipping the scales away from work may not be the wisest way to recalibrate your work-life balance.
CLOs are said to be far safer than the derivatives that nearly brought down the global banking system in 2007 – but the cracks are beginning to show.
The law can give under-16s the right to consent to medical treatment, even without their parents’ approval.
Going vegan has been found to bring health benefits, but it can also impact your friendships.
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Leeds Beckett University
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Professor of Law, University College Cork; Independent Social Research Foundation
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Professor of Technology Management and Circular Economy, Kingston University
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Mental Health Researcher, University of Southern Denmark
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Professor and Head of the Department of Psychology, University of Copenhagen
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Senior Lecturer in Political Geography, Department of Geography, Newcastle University
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Principal Lecturer in Psychology, University of Brighton
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Professor of Astrophysics, University of Sussex
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Researcher, Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery, Griffith University
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Marie-Curie Research Fellow, Institut Català de Recerca de l'Aigua (ICRA)
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Research Fellow, The Open University
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Associate Professor of Psychology, Olin College of Engineering
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Docteure en Ergonomie cognitive, experte de la charge mentale au travail, Université de Lorraine
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