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During its hold on the World Heritage Site of Palmyra, for instance, Daesh routinely used the ancient architecture publicly to execute prisoners and otherwise terrorise locals. With time being a dimension of power, the site was mobilised to intimidate and

Cultural Heritage on the Frontline: the destruction of peoples and identities in war

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temperatures were very much higher in the past. The whole world was hotter, about 50 million years ago with average temperatures a massive 14° hotter than pre-industrial levels.

When hippos roamed, past temperatures were much higher - expert comment

Climate
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More than 1,000 people in the public and third sectors around the world have taken the online Oxford course: There is no doubt about the interest and appetite for this essential training. Credit: Shutterstock

How to mobilise $100 trillion wisely: Oxford course on sustainable finance

Climate change
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Environment
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Nature-based solutions have a significant role to play in climate action and sets out the evidence for their effectiveness, and potential contribution as part of the overall climate action strategy. Credit: Shutterstock

Expose ‘greenwashing’ but do not ignore nature-based solutions to climate change - insists Oxford expert

Environment
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Door leading to the light

Expert Comment: We must break free of fossil fuel Stockholm Syndrome

Environment
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Cyber warrior

Why we need philosophy and ethics of cyber warfare

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Social Sciences
there are already robot systems being used in surgery and his report is predicated on the idea that automation is creeping forward in clinical settings – creating the need for clear standards

AI standards essential to protect doctor-patient relationships and human rights

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Policy
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Technology
Thinking outside the box to reduce CO2: Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) is unavoidable in order to counterbalance hard-to-abate residual emissions. Credit: Shutterstock

Expert Comment: Five new(s) and five olds in the sixth IPCC report on mitigating climate change

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Portrait of President Putin towering over a military march past: People’s identification with the Soviet Union appears to have a clear and growing basis in Russian public opinion, according to Professors Chaisty and Whitefield. Credit: Shutterstock.

Expert Comment: Putin’s Russia: people increasingly identify with the Soviet Union – here’s what that means

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Energy security: Building a zero-carbon energy system will take time, but it will reduce dependence on imported gas and oil, protect consumers from the volatility of international fossil fuel markets, and decrease costs for consumers. Credit: Shutterstock

Delaying clean energy transition would be ‘lose-lose’ for UK energy security, households and the climate

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