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Nature & Environment
Why is East Africa experiencing such a terrible drought?
Countries across East Africa are in the grip of a murderous period of drought. It's been caused by the dipole. Rob Marchant explains how the 'Indian Nino' has brought the region to the brink of famine.
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Society, Politics & Law
Methods in Motion: Getting on your bike, and looking for answers
Dr Peter Wood, a Visiting Fellow with the Geography Discipline, argues that although methodological choices are often seen as technical decisions, they can actually be key to intellectual creativity.
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Nature & Environment
The environmental costs of Trump’s wall
Trump's wall will not only have long-lasting impact on human society, but also severe ecological consequences.
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Nature & Environment
How are drones keeping track of songbirds?
Keeping track on bird populations? It's the perfect task for a drone. Mary Bates reports.
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Nature & Environment
‘Land grab’: an environmental issue?
This free course, ‘Land grab’: an environmental issue?, explores how environmental problems are entangled with economic and political issues and offers tools for making sense of the complexity that results. The case of land grab illustrates how everyday issues such as food prices are caught up in connections that link different places, different...
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Nature & Environment
Building over farmland: Will city expansion leave the world hungry?
Demand for building land is going to take 30 million hectares out of production. Where will the food for the new city dwellers come from?
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Nature & Environment
What can parasites on Arctic shrews tell us about climate change?
As scientists try to understand how the changing climate might affect global species, one study is looking at a small mammal - and its smaller parasites - to get a sense of what might be in store for us all.
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Nature & Environment
Introducing environmental decision making
Many of the decisions we make have implications for our environment, particularly those concerning natural resources and waste. Taking account of environmental factors in decision making can be both complex and challenging. This free course, Introducing environmental decision making, considers decisions in their broader contexts and advocates a ...
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Science, Maths & Technology
How do I pitch an idea to a science editor?
If you've got a story about science, you'll want to get it read. The first step is getting an editor to want to publish it... but how do you persuade the gatekeepers to open up?
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Nature & Environment
What will Donald Trump do for the environment?
A collection of experts try to predict how Donald Trump's presidency might impact on the planet.
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Society, Politics & Law
Climate change: the kale smoothie of TV
Is climate change the kale smoothie of TV schedules: unappealing but somehow fashionable and even essential to the diet?
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Society, Politics & Law
Heathrow third runway: who and where will benefit?
Exploring the costs and benefits of expanding Heathrow, using a geographical analysis.