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Supermarket visits have been relatively unaffected according to the Monitor which recorded national visits to large food shops of 4% more than pre-pandemic levels

UK population movement falls 59%, compared to -89% in March - Oxford COVID-19 Monitor

The researchers found support for right-wing parties is strongly linked to scepticism on climate issues and opposition to climate-friendly policies

Link between climate scepticism and support for right-wing populists – study

The results of this study suggest that dire wolves were more warm adapted and likely appeared more similar to dholes or South American canids with shorter, more reddish hair. They grey wolves in this image are included to show the contrast between the two

Dire Wolves: not just a Game of Thrones’ fantasy - a fearsome distinct, but extinct, canine

There is a prominent narrative in the energy planning community that the continent will be able to take advantage of its vast renewable energy resources and rapidly decreasing clean technology prices to leapfrog to renewables by 2030

Africa’s electricity unlikely to go green this decade

Today’s study differs in approach from many of the main epidemic models in that it focusses specifically on the role of individuals

Maximising the impact of social distancing on COVID-19

Social distancing has become one of the key strategies for reducing COVID-19 transmission, together with mask wearing and contact tracing.  However, a new study, published in the journal PLOS ONE, maintains it is possible to max
Countries where religious freedom is guaranteed are likely to be more peaceful and prosperous than those that do not

New international network for freedom of religion and belief

11 other women PhDs and clinicians – all experts in public health and related disciplines - dubbed the ‘Nerdy Girls’ by a follower. Their mission is to curate reliable, accurate and trusted information about the pandemic – and they have gathered tens of t

‘Nerdy Girls’ fight the COVID infodemic with facts – and friendliness

Who would have thought demographic statistics would go viral? Certainly not self-confessed ‘Nerdy Girl’, Oxford Professor Jennifer Dowd, who was stunned when her social media post on excess mortality reached a global audience, as it was reposted and shared around the world.
Orangutans are iconic, frequently used by advertisers and film-makers as representatives of thoughtfulness and wisdom. But the fate of former captive apes is throwing up a multiplicity of dilemmas

Far from simple: Orangutan conservation poses ethical dilemmas

Could it ever be better to keep a wild-born, formerly captive orangutan in a cage? Should they be released into the ‘wild’? If so, which wild, and how should they be prepared for life in the forest? Should conservationists turn down much-needed donations, because they do not like or approve of the donor?

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