Social Sciences

Studies identify when risks of droughts are due to climate change or local factors

The Jaguari Reservoir in Brazil. The left side image shows the area on August 3, 2014; the right side image shows the same area on August 16, 2013, before the recent drought began. Credit: NASA.

Exploring whether water shortages are due to climate change or local factors

Researchers studied arts-based projects at Pegasus Theatre

'Art activities help children disaffected with school'

Violin lessons

UK children play musical instruments as part of family tradition and not to boost social status

The Oxford-Emirates Data Science Lab will streamline air travel

Oxford-Emirates Data Science Lab will streamline air travel

White Plymouth Rock chickens

Chicken study reveals evolution can happen much faster than thought

Chicken study reveals evolution can happen much faster than thought

New postgraduate programme to meet the many challenges of feeding the planet

Declines in whales, fish, seabirds and large animals disrupt Earth’s nutrient cycle

Massive declines in the populations of whales and other large mammals have disrupted the system of recycling important nutrients such as phosphorus.

Declines in whales, fish, seabirds and animals disrupt Earth’s nutrient cycle

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