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A Mugger crocodile (Crocodylus palustris). In Pakistan, this species is still illegally hunted for its skin. Image credit: Shutterstock.

Turtle and crocodile species with unique characteristics are more likely to go extinct

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Conservation
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Grid image containing head and shoulders photos of the six researchers entrants can choose from and winning artwork from previous years

Beyond Boundaries 2023 art competition opens for entries from local school students

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Education
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Medical Sciences
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Oxford biologists comment on new Genetic Technology Act

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Genetics
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Policy
Research
Science
Sustainability
A view of the Earth in space, with the rim of the planet Mars in the foreground. Image credit: Shutterstock.

New study shows artificial intelligence could help locate life on Mars

Artificial Intelligence
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Science
A large drilling machine in the middle of a mining site. Image credit: Shutterstock.

New method shows promise for locating deposits of critical metals

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Science
A flow of zero and one digits, representing data, with parts of this highlighted to give the image of a padlock. Image credit: Shutterstock.

New breakthrough enables perfectly secure digital communications

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Research
Science
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Oxford spinout opens R&D lab to apply AI to global issues

Artificial Intelligence
Innovation
Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences
A row of helium gas canisters. Image credit Shutterstock.

New study could help pinpoint hidden helium gas fields – and avert a global supply crisis

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Research
Science
An artist’s impression of an X-ray binary star system. This shows the normal star in yellow/red, the disc of rotating matter, the neutron star sitting in its centre, and the ‘radio jet’ shooting out. Credit: Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias.

Major collaboration reveals new insights on binary star systems

Astrophysics
Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences
Research
Science
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New hub receives £2 million to develop the communications technologies of tomorrow

Funding
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Research
Science

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