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Among OECD countries, liberties were most severely impacted in those that chose mitigation, whereas swift lockdown measures - in line with elimination - were less strict and of shorter duration

Policies for COVID-19 elimination, not mitigation, best for health, economy and civil liberties

Social Sciences
Coronavirus
Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences
At a time when so many species are struggling to adapt to human-mediated environmental change, Blackcap numbers are actually rising and this species’ ability to ring in the changes might explain why

Bird feeders have reversed Blackcaps’ migration, with the fair weather visitors wintering in British and Irish gardens

Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences
Credit: Shutterstock. Only with increased participation in ocean research and decision-making can usable knowledge for current challenges improve.

The ocean urgently needs truly collaborative science between partners - Oxford scientists

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Credit: Shutterstock. Can public interest in leopard print fashion be harnessed for the benefit of the animals through a ‘species royalty’ initiative?

Joining the spots: leopard print fashion and big cat conservation

Conservation
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‘Citizen scientists’ help researchers gather new insights into polar bear behaviour

‘Citizen scientists’ help researchers gather new insights into polar bear behaviour

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any passport should reveal if the holder is protected from illness and unable to transmit the virus. Passports would also need to show vaccine efficacy, international acceptance and if it is effective against new or emerging variants. And passports would

Vaccine passports can work but face 12 challenges

Coronavirus
Research
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Technologies deriving from OXGAV will combat biodiversity loss, climate change, confront energy crises, promote human food security, and predict the implications of landscape change, among others. The Studio will also serve as a think-tank for thought lea

On a mission: Innovative solutions to pressing environmental problems

Innovation
Environment
Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences
conservation actions need to move beyond a niche interest of ‘conservationists’, to be incorporated in to the everyday actions and decisions of governments, businesses and individuals

Four Steps for Earth: a holistic approach to saving the planet

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Introductions into the UK of the COVID-19 virus

COVID-19 transmission chains in the UK accurately traced using genomic epidemiology

Coronavirus
Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences
Schematic representation of a processor for matrix multiplications which runs on light. Together with an optical frequency comb, the waveguide crossbar array permits highly parallel data processing.

Light-carrying chips advance machine learning

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