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Oxford Chemistry researchers have developed a method to destroy fluorine-containing PFAS (sometimes labelled ‘forever chemicals’) while recovering their fluorine content for future use

3 days ago ox.ac.uk chemistry

Chimpanzees in Tanzania employ a degree of engineering when making their tools, deliberately choosing plants that provide materials that produce more flexible tools for termite fishing

7 days ago ox.ac.uk biology

Study has found that targeted psychological interventions can significantly enhance long-term resistance to misinformation

21 days ago ox.ac.uk psychology

A new study led by the University of Oxford has found that mentoring programmes can significantly increase honesty in children, with effects lasting years after the intervention

26 days ago ox.ac.uk

Making the Arithmometer Count

13 days ago mhs.ox.ac.uk

Ten Digit Problems (2011) [pdf]

25 days ago people.maths.ox.ac.uk pdf

Lifestyle and environmental factors affect health and ageing more than our genes

40 days ago ox.ac.uk

Study shows plants are more likely to be ‘eavesdroppers’ than altruists when tapping into underground networks

2 months ago ox.ac.uk biology

BMI, blood pressure and physical activity levels in childhood linked to brain differences

2 months ago ox.ac.uk brain health

Researchers have found head injuries, such as those induced in sports and the military, may re-awaken dormant viruses in the brain, triggering the onset of conditions including Alzheimer’s Disease and dementia

2 months ago ox.ac.uk brain disease health

2024 general essay questions for Oxford 'All Souls' scholarship [pdf]

2 months ago asc.ox.ac.uk pdf

AI tools are widely used to monitor us online and offline, but their effectiveness comes with risks

2 months ago ox.ac.uk ai

A University of Oxford-led study reveals the distinct and cumulative environmental impacts of logging and converting tropical forests into oil palm plantations

2 months ago ox.ac.uk environment

An international study involving researchers at the Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science has found significant effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on many causes of death across 24 countries

3 months ago ox.ac.uk covid epidemiology

Study shows that chimpanzees perform the same complex behaviors that have brought humans success

3 months ago ox.ac.uk anthropology

Owning a home linked to longer life in the US

3 months ago ox.ac.uk

First vaccine against blood-stage malaria is well-tolerated and offers effective protection

3 months ago ox.ac.uk malaria medicine vaccine

Wearable devices can help predict five year risk of falls for people with Parkinson’s Disease

3 months ago ox.ac.uk disease health

Botanists have announced the discovery of a species of lipstick vine completely new to science, from the depths of the Philippine rainforest

3 months ago ox.ac.uk biology

Bacterial World

3 months ago oum.ox.ac.uk

AI-generated slop is quietly conquering the internet. Is it a threat to journalism or a problem that will fix itself?

4 months ago reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk

Men more willing than women to accept robot care in old age, Oxford study finds

4 months ago ox.ac.uk

Ethiopian wolves reported to feed on nectar

4 months ago ox.ac.uk

Politically conservative users tend to share misinformation at a greater volume than politically liberal users — This could explain why conservatives were suspended more frequently by platforms: Nature paper

5 months ago oii.ox.ac.uk psychology

American adults aged 33 to 46 have significantly worse health compared to their British peers, especially in markers of cardiovascular health and higher levels of obesity, along with greater disparities in health by socioeconomic factors

6 months ago ox.ac.uk health

New study shows improved mood after just 15 minutes of video game play

6 months ago ox.ac.uk game video

Instead of nurturing their sick young, ant queens eat their infected offspring at the first sign of illness then ‘recycle’ them into producing new eggs

6 months ago ox.ac.uk

96% of climate policy since 1998 failed

6 months ago alumni.ox.ac.uk

Robust memory of a previous event shown to prevent new flexible memories from being formed, this due to a newly discovered (in mice) neuronal mechanism in the hippocampus

6 months ago ox.ac.uk neuroscience

Serotonin not the "happy chemical", but the "not-so-bad chemical" - New Research

7 months ago ox.ac.uk neuroscience

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