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Evidence should be at the heart of climate-friendly policies, but there is real risk that political demands for ‘perfect evidence’ could actually undermine attempts to improve air quality. Credit: Shutterstock

Expert Comment: Let's bring the city centres back to the people

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Learning online: 'We find a substantial overall learning deficit…which arose early in the pandemic and persists over time… The pooled effect…implies that students lost out on about 35% of what they would have learned in a normal school year…This confirms

More than one third of year's learning lost in pandemic - study

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COVID-19 increased public trust in science, new survey shows

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An image of a Click Beetle. Image credit: Shutterstock.

Leaping beetles inspire new, miniature jumping robots

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Major funding for Oxford will help find new cancer treatments

Major funding for Oxford will help find new cancer treatments

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Gero Miesenböck awarded 2023 Japan Prize

Gero Miesenböck awarded 2023 Japan Prize

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Role of lymphatic system in bone healing revealed

Role of lymphatic system in bone healing revealed

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Debris accumulating on Aldabra Atoll, a remote coral island and UNESCO World Heritage Site in the southwestern Seychelles. This photograph was taken as part of the Aldabra Clean-Up Project. Image credit: Seychelles Islands Foundation (SIF).

New study shows that most plastic debris on Seychelles beaches comes from far-off sources

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Many new methods are emerging with potential. Rather than focusing on one or two options we should encourage a portfolio, so that we get to net zero quickly without over-relying on any one method - Dr Steve Smith Credit: Shutterstock

CO2 removal is essential, along with emissions cuts, to limit global warming - report

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