World

Poverty rate in India was slashed, says report, but globally 1.2bn still poor

October 22, 2022

British Reporter — Index shows 1 in 5 people in the developing world living in multidimensional poverty. Hundreds of millions lack adequate nutrition, sanitation, housing and good cooking facilities. But, India’s MPI poverty rate fell from 55.1% to 16.4% as millions were lifted out of poverty according to University of Oxford.

In sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, young children dying at greater-than-expected rates

Generally, as people age, the rate of mortality increases. Yet there’s one

by British Reporter

October 16, 2022

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Black hole burps up shredded star

For first time astronomers see black hole spewing stellar remains years after

by British Reporter

October 13, 2022

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Rainforest trees may have been dying faster since the 1980s

British Reporter — Tropical trees in Australia’s rainforests have been dying at

by British Reporter

May 18, 2022

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Economic·Oil & Auto·World

No panic in Furman’s reaction to inflation data, but plenty of uncertainty

Economic policy expert says Russian invasion will worsen things, but long-range expectations still near Fed goal for now according to University of Harvard. Inflation continued to soar in February, with a key measure hitting a 40-year high, according to federal data released Thursday.

by British Reporter

March 12, 2022

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World

How history will look back on Russian invasion, expert comment

British Reporter — ‘The war has set off a chain of events that could alter the balance of power for good,’ writes Peter Frankopan, Professor of Global History at the University of Oxford, Stavros Niarchos Foundation Director of the Oxford Centre for

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March 9, 2022

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Africa·World

Was Facebook the original social network? Not by a long shot

New study marries genetics, archaeology and suggests groups in ancient Africa traveled, swapped goods, ideas . Between 80,000 and 50,000 years ago, people across early eastern and southern Africa left behind traces of an explosion of symbolic expression reflected in far more intensive

by British Reporter

February 23, 2022

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World

How to design a sail that won’t tear or melt on an interstellar voyage

Astronomers have been waiting decades for the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope, which promises to peer farther into space than ever before. But if humans want to actually reach our nearest stellar neighbor, they will need to wait quite a

by British Reporter

February 18, 2022

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World

How can we eat without cooking the planet?

British Reporter — Professor Susan Jebb , Oxford’s diet and population health expert maintains, ‘We cannot meet Net Zero targets without changing our diet. Professor Jebb points out that agriculture accounts for more CO2 emissions than transportation, and she says ‘It is

by British Reporter

October 19, 2021

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World

What is the health impact of wildfire smoke?

California, home of the freeway and the car-based lifestyle, has long struggled with air pollution — and been a pioneer in cleaning up the air, for example in vehicle emission standards. But in recent years, a new threat to air quality has

by British Reporter

October 15, 2021

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World

Have we detected dark energy? Cambridge scientists say it’s a possibility

British Reporter — Dark energy, the mysterious force that causes the universe to accelerate, may have been responsible for unexpected results from the XENON1T experiment, deep below Italy’s Apennine Mountains.

by British Reporter

October 1, 2021

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World

Melting of polar ice shifting Earth itself, not just sea level

The melting of polar ice is not only shifting the levels of our oceans, it is changing the planet Earth itself. Newly minted Ph.D. Sophie Coulson and her colleagues explained in a recent paper in Geophysical Research Letters that, as glacial ice

by British Reporter

September 23, 2021

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World

Innovations to Solve the Planet’s Plastic Problem

British Reporter — From bacteria that eat disposable bottles, to edible plastics made from seaweed, the world’s scientists and innovators are reviewing our reliance on plastics.

by British Reporter

August 18, 2021

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World

No doubt about climate change:Oxford Climate Scientists

British Reporter — Leading Oxford climate scientists today insisted there can be no doubt that human-driven climate change is a fact and urgent action is needed, as the IPCC’s report is released showing emissions are driving up temperatures.

by British Reporter

August 9, 2021

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