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When parasites get personal: A tick in the nose & a larva in the armpit (but that’s OK!)
- 20 March 2026,
- A few years ago, I found a parasite in my armpit. It was the larva of a blowfly, and I knew pretty well what it was, based on where I’d gotten it – or at least...
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450-million-year-old fossils show sexual dimorphism
- 16 March 2026,
- Sexual dimorphism is the concept that the male and female counterparts of the same species have differing morphologies. Whilst it may be easy to tell the difference...
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The quiet champions driving genital schistosomiasis research forward
- 10 March 2026,
- In this highlight of the month series, Professor Amaya Bustinduy highlights three papers: Lemin et al., Neufeld et al. and Smith et al.…
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From Crisis to Action: Q&A reflections from Abena Takyiwaa Asamoah-Okyere
- 21 January 2026,
- 1. What makes the book particularly timely and urgent in today’s global climate conversation? Why is now a critical moment to publish this book? This book re-emphasises The post From Crisis to Action: Q&A reflections from Abena Takyiwaa Asamoah-Okyere first appeared on Fifteen Eighty Four | Cambridge University Press....
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The Carbon Bargain: Gulf Rentierism in the Age of Climate Reckoning
- 13 August 2025,
- What happens when a state is not just funded by carbon—but fundamentally formed by it? In the hydrocarbon-rich monarchies of the Gulf, energy has never been The post The Carbon Bargain: Gulf Rentierism in the Age of Climate Reckoning first appeared on Fifteen Eighty Four | Cambridge University Press....
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“Migration and Displacement in a Changing Climate”
- 10 April 2025,
- Each year, more than 20 million people on average are displaced by floods, hurricanes, wildfires, and droughts, and that number will increase in coming decades The post “Migration and Displacement in a Changing Climate” first appeared on Fifteen Eighty Four | Cambridge University Press....