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A major clinical trial shows early HIV treatment could slow disease progression.

New publication provides local insights to reconnect with food and the environment.

Fruit fly brains are providing vital clues to the functioning of the brains of mammals, with surprising similarities.

What are the humanitarian implications of mass demonstration as a means of social and political change?

New study of West Nile Virus suggests birds could be responsible for long distance spread.

Cholesterol lowering drugs known as ‘statins’ may not be able to prevent blood clots, as previously thought.

Our engineers are hoping to push the frontiers of vehicle efficiency with their prototype car.

Building institutional capacity in advance is vital in taking timely and effective action on conflict.

Our scientists have been investigating potential impacts of storing carbon in the deep ocean.

Thinking about the long-term consequences of decisions we make in addressing urgent global challenges.

Informing debate on the delicate balance between population growth and planetary resources.

Insights into how to reach the billion who are excluded from globalization's benefits.

Why consider ecological value in assessments of land suitability for development?

New techniques allow us to intervene in brain function, and reveal exciting revelations about human behaviour.