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The analysis also suggested a novel role for the red hair colour gene, melanocortin 1 receptor (MC1R) in reproductive biology

Genetic variants influencing human fertility identified - new research

A woman scientist: Scientists tend to move from one country to another to advance their careers. But researchers from Oxford’s Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science have found female researchers continue to be under-represented among internationally m

International recognition is important but female scientific researchers are less internationally-mobile

No United Nations member state, whichever continent they are in, can claim [the war] does not concern them. Credit: Shutterstock

Expert Comment: No UN member, whichever continent they are in, can claim Russia's invasion does not concern them

Somali families: Our research found a 1 °C warming is estimated to lead to a ten-fold increase in expected displacement. It is alarming that, even this marginal change in temperature, has such a huge impact. It highlights the likely effect climate change

Small temperature rise can cause large scale forced migration - study

Monument of Independence of Ukraine in Kyiv: In the years prior to, and in the three decades since, the USSR’s collapse, Ukraine had a civil society and sense of national identity. Credit: Shutterstock

Expert Comment: Three decades on, Ukraine, a sovereign country, is fighting a war for independence

Letting the tech take the strain

40% of time spent on mundane chores could be automated within 10 years – AI experts

The build-up of Russian troops on the Ukraine border could lead to open conflict. Russian forces are massing on Ukraine's border. Military intervention, war crisis risk

Expert Comment: This is no proxy war - Russia really invaded Ukraine

Shrinking cities? This sudden shock [the COVID-19 pandemic] was especially pronounced in Europe’s largest 66 metropolitan areas (cities with 500,000 inhabitants and above). Almost all experienced a drop in population growth rates. Credit: Shutterstock

Nine in ten major metropolitan areas in Europe lost population because of COVID-19 pandemic

Ukrainians refused to submit. Their desire for a free, democratic nation inspired them to fight. Credit: Shutterstock

Expert Comment: The Russian War against Ukraine: retrospect and prospect

Parenting advice in Arabic

Protecting our children in a crisis

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