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Wild medicine: learning from chimpanzees

Chimpanzees are our closest living relatives and share many of our behaviours. Now it seems that they may also…

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The water beneath our feet: our reliance on groundwater

The world beneath our feet is a complex place. Deep within the rocks, water is on the move and…

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Clouded leopards: tracking genomes for conservation

Clouded leopards are perfectly adapted to the dense forests of Asia, but this habitat is under pressure. How can…

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Tracking down lost lions

Lion populations have declined by 75% since the 1970s. Previous research has shown this was largely due to habitat…

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What is the SchistoTrack Research Group?

Schistosomiasis is a parasitic disease that is estimated to affect 250 million people worldwide. The transmission of the disease…

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Wandering in the woods: trying to cure cancer by not trying to cure cancer

“I’m a scientist and I study cancer. But sometimes I go for a wander”. Richard White, from the Ludwig…

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What is a wind drought?

Chances are, you didn’t notice the week-long wind drought that the UK experienced towards the end of 2023. However,…

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How do you sequence the genomes of 70,000 species?

Welcome back to the new series of the Oxford Sparks Big Questions Podcast! We are here to answer weird…

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How do I keep my house cool without air conditioning?

Summer is here, and with heatwaves forecast, how do we keep our homes cool without relying on air conditioning?…

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What time is it on the moon?

Scientists are returning to the moon, but when they get there, what time is it? Dr Carly Howett from…

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How can origami help make energy?

Discover how the ancient art of origami is revolutionising sustainable energy! Researcher Jingyi Yang, from the Department of Engineering…

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How do you fossilise a brain?

When you think of fossils, you probably imagine dinosaurs. But did you know that soft body parts, like the…

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Matthew Wright

I’m a PhD student in the Physics Department, working on improving seasonal forecasts of global weather: accurately predicting the…

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Elodie Freymann

My name is Elodie Freymann, and I am a New York-born, London-based scientist and natural history storyteller. In 2019, I…

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Claudia Bertoni

I got interested in Geology and Earth Science because I love nature and environmental sciences, and in particular I…

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Chrishen Gomez

I am wildlife conservationist born and bred in Malaysia’s capital Kuala Lumpur. After pursuing my undergraduate degree in Biotechnology…

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Goylette Chami

My research aims to improve the lives of individuals at risk of lifelong diseases from infectious causes, focusing on…

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Fabian Reitzug

I’m a social scientist turned epidemiologist researching how human behaviour influences infectious disease transmission. Specifically, I am interested in…

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Early-life diseases linked to lifelong childlessness

Led by Aoxing Liu and senior authors Melinda Mills, Andrea Ganna and an international team, the study examined the…

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Fair Water? An exhibition of the inequality below the surface at Oxford’s Natural History Museum

A fascinating and thought-provoking exhibition Fair Water? has opened in Oxford’s Museum of Natural History.  A collaboration between the museum and…

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Expert Comment: Turning COP’s promises into progress and the rise of climate regulation

Amidst carefully caveated celebrations, we can hardly ignore the work we have to do to get there. Having the…

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