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The more competent sex: Why America thinks women are smarter than men

A study has revealed that despite women being viewed as equally as, or more competent than men, occupational segregation is responsible for reinforcing the gender stereotypes that have be...

22 Jul 2019

Nature and Biodiversity

Want people to save the forests? Pay them

Paying people to conserve trees may be a cost-effective way to curb deforestation and reduce carbon emissions and should be a key component of fighting climate change, a new study suggests.

28 Jul 2017

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Scientists are turning bacteria against virus to defeat dengue and Zika

Professor Hilary Hurd explains a new idea that uses one species of parasite to prevent the spread of another.

07 Nov 2016