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Tiny pottery shard links Great Zimbabwe to China, while glass beads reveal trade ties

Unearthed at Great Zimbabwe, a shard of jade-green Longquan celadon pottery from China illuminates extensive trade networks linking Africa to Asia and the Middle East. This discovery illustrates the movement of goods across Southeast Asia, the Persian Gulf, and the Indian Ocean. Coupling this with glass beads found in the…

The Times of India · 5h ago

Ebola vaccine trials 'reason for hope' in DR Congo and beyond

Five months into the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, there is still no approved vaccine against the rare Bundibugyo strain that has now caused more than 4,000 deaths. But candidates currently undergoing trials give reason to hope, according to Emanuele Capobianco of Gavi, the global vaccine alliance.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 18

Speed Bumps Made 33 of 34 Appendicitis Patients Hurt More, but the Test Has a Big Catch

In a BMJ study, 33 of 34 appendicitis patients said speed bumps worsened their pain. So did most patients without them. Here's what that means.

Medical Daily · Oct 12

Silent killer: study finds most with high blood pressure unaware

Men showed higher rates of hypertension, with 42% affected compared with 29% of women, after adjusting the figures for age groups.

Euronews · Oct 10

London university overtakes Oxford and Cambridge for first time in new league table

London’s universities ranked as Oxford and Cambridge are out of the top three for only the second time

Evening Standard · Sep 18

Is Your Tea Too Hot? Oxford Study Links Very Hot Drinks to Threefold Risk of One Oesophageal Cancer Type

A University of Oxford study suggests that drinking very hot beverages may triple the risk of oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma, though the overall cancer risk remains low

International Business Times UK · Sep 10

‘I survived the Taliban to go to school – now the UK has blocked me from studying at Oxford’

Aisha Khurram has not seen her family in five years after she fled Afghanistan – now she won’t be able to fulfil her dream of studying at Oxford University due to new Home Office rules

The Independent UK · Aug 29

Stockpiled Ebola Vaccines Produced an Antibody Response Against the Strain Driving the Congo Outbreak

New NEJM data show licensed Zaire Ebola vaccines produce some antibody response against Bundibugyo, the strain behind the record Congo outbreak.

Medical Daily · Jul 29

King gets musical welcome as he opens University of Oxford building

Charles toured the university’s Stephen A Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities.

Evening Standard · Jul 10

World's Best Universities Revealed

LONDON, June 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Global higher education experts QS Quacquarelli Symonds have released the QS World University Rankings 2027. MIT is crowned first for 15th consecutive year. Imperial College London stays second, tied with Stanford University, up from third. University of Oxford and Harvard University come fourth and…

AAP · Jun 17