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'Diet in pregnancy is key to a child’s future health and identifying obesity risk'

Miriam Stoppard looks at exciting new research which shows the extent to which what a mother eats during pregnancy affects the future health of her child and its links to obesity

Daily Mirror · Jan 16, 2023

Floods hit every continent in 2022: what can be done to limit the damage?

Communities are being pushed into a reckoning onset by climate change — adapt their way of living to mitigate flood damage or face a cycle of destruction.

360info · Dec 27, 2022

Oxford student shares heartfelt post after receiving Masters degree: "My grandfather was not allowed inside a classroom"

Oxford graduate Juhi Kore's post on professional networking platform, LinkedIn, is going viral. In a long post, Juhi narrates a heartfelt story about her maternal grandfather.

The Times of India · Dec 22, 2022

Most UK universities failing to hit carbon reduction targets

Campaign group calls for institutions to be accountable via short-term assessments after 59% missed goals

The Guardian - UK · Dec 6, 2022

'Cyborgs vs holdout humans' - scientist's chilling prediction for our future

Anders Sandberg, from the Future of Humanity Institute at the University of Oxford, has predicted what the world will look like for the human race when it hits 1m-years-old

Daily Mirror · Dec 5, 2022

Two from Chicago area among 32 latest U.S. Rhodes scholars

The 2023 scholarship class, including 16 female and 16 male recipients, is expected to begin studies at the University of Oxford in England in October.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 13, 2022

Does Having Good Friends Mean Having A Healthy Stomach?

A new study suggests that good friends are just as important for our physical health as they are for our mental well-being

Zenger · Nov 12, 2022

Friendly monkeys have ‘higher levels of helpful bacteria in their guts’

The scientists followed 38 macaques on the island of Cayo Santiago, off Puerto Rico.

The Independent UK · Nov 11, 2022

The COVID drug under a cloud that made billions

'It's a big deal because the Australian government purchased a huge amount of that drug.'

Newcastle Herald · Nov 6, 2022

Tongan volcano eruption unleashed highest plume on record

The powerful Jan. 15 underwater eruption of Tonga's Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano in the South Pacific produced a plume that soared higher into Earth's atmosphere than any other on record - about 35 miles (57 km) - as it extended more than halfway to space, researchers said on Thursday.

Reuters · Nov 3, 2022