Plague transmission may have begun a century before the Black Death, study shows
Evidence from 13th-century chroniclers and physicians indicates plague may have been involved in epidemics a century before the Black Death, a...
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Red Hand Day 2025: Historical Perspectives on Child Soldiers
Between 2005 and 2022, more than 105,000 children are estimated to have been recruited and used in armed conflict around...
New research reveals how apartheid-era sexual violence has been ‘collectively unremembered’ by South African society
A generation of women in South Africa have collectively pushed from their memories apartheid-era sexual violence in a cultural process...
Hidden ‘highways’ connect Brazil’s rainforests
Forests flanking Brazil’s rivers act as “highways” that have allowed tree species to move between the Amazon and Atlantic rainforests...
Archaeologists discover unique drainage and irrigation system that enabled the “Neolithic revolution” in the Amazon
A pre-Colombian society in the Amazon developed a sophisticated agricultural engineering system that enabled them to produce maize throughout the...
Major new study to examine treatment and impact of opiate addiction in India
A major new study will analyse the impact of high rates of drug use in India, and how doctors and...
Kenya study highlights complexity of tree-planting schemes
Research with smallholder farmers in Kenya shows that tree-planting schemes must account for complex local issues and preferences. Tree planting...
Outgoing US president Joe Biden honours rising Exeter research star
In his final days as US president, Joe Biden honoured an Exeter professor for his work in defining how the...
University of Exeter to Establish Pioneering Branch Campus in Egypt – A Russell Group First in Africa
The University of Exeter is breaking new ground with the announcement of a transformative partnership with Ain Shams University in...