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He was clearly the victim of a shark attack....And, based on the character and distribution of the tooth marks, the most likely species responsible was either a tiger or white shark.

3,000-year-old shark attack victim found by Oxford-led researchers

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You can't live forever: The team analysed data from primates, including gorillas. All the datasets revealed the same general pattern of mortality: A high risk of death in infancy which rapidly declines in the immature and teenage years, remains low until

You cannot live forever: Ageing is unstoppable

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Forest clearance caused by unsustainable cattle ranching, land-grabbing and untitled land are precipitating the growing incidence of Colombian wildfires

Colombia’s increasing wildfires caused by institutional cattle ranching and land-grabbing

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novel forms of NbS can be used to help conserve and enhance urban heritage, including using soil and turf to physically consolidate vulnerable walls and ruins (termed 'soft capping') as well as enhancing the visitor experience by bringing nature and all i

Enhancing urban life and heritage: Nature-based solutions in the city

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Sign depicting vaccine or no vaccine

Low trust in government, conspiracy beliefs and watching YouTube predicts vaccine hesitancy

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Online advertising could target someone, whom the advertiser believes to be in an extroverted state of mind, with an offer to invest. The consumer might well believe that this is a good moment to invest, even if the investment is overpriced. Credit: Shutt

Profiling by powerful tech firms risks undermining consumer choice - Oxford research

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An infant watches a character display physically counterintuitive methods

Is deference to supernatural beings present in infancy?

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Large organisations, which are often users of these services, can make a difference by signing the Fairwork pledge and promoting better practices in the platform economy. Credit: Shutterstock.

Nul points: gig economy companies fail to score for Oxford Fairwork principles

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According to the report, Europe Today and Tomorrow: What Europeans Want, based on a March 2021 poll of 13,601 people, conducted in the 27 member states and the UK, it provides ‘mixed reading’ for the EU.

Concerns over European Union in Oxford EU-wide survey

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Credit: Shutterstock. True Planet: The world is in a climate crisis, and Oxford researchers are at the forefront of trying to find solutions in adaptation and resilience, nature, energy transition, clean road transport and green finance.

Nature-based solutions highly effective in long term - Oxford research

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