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Species exposed to greater climate change were more likely to become extinct, according to a new study. The research analysed the fossil record for marine invertebrates like snails and shellfish

Dr Rebecca Smethurst felt 'fear and revulsion' after allegedly receiving chilling messages from Augustine Lopez, a stranger accused of travelling from Florida to the University of Oxford to meet her

A new study has found that up to three in every 100 Covid infections last for a month or longer - and that people with the persistent infections are more likely to have Long Covid

Former Conservative Party chairman Chris Patten warned Rishi Sunak that the party 'won't stand a prayer of winning the next election' if it lurches to the right to pursue Reform UK

Prof Adrian Hill has helped create the vaccine that could be a game-changer in the fight against the mosquito-borne disease, which claims more than 600,000 lives a year

Scientists are tracking the orbiter as its descends from the heavens. Their best estimate is for re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere on Wednesday

Former English teacher Anthea Church didn't know that a visit to Scotland for the Edinburgh Fringe would lead to her living in a cult for 20 years

Around 3.9 tonnes of illicit bushmeat is smuggled through Brussels airport every month - including parts of elephants, pangolins and crocodiles - posing a risk to biodiversity and human health

Isabelle Thomas, the wife of Hollywood producer Bradley Thomas who is nominated for an Oscar for Killers of the Flower Moon, is believed to have taken her own life on Monday night

Two in three research-only staff in UK universities are employed on fixed-term contracts, a report has found.

The UK Health Security Agency declared a “national incident” warning too few youngsters were protected against the potentially deadly virus - Now Labour have called on the government to let health visitors administer vaccines during home visits

A 'weird goth' was so moved by the Barry Keoghan-starring psychological thriller, after seeing it five times, that she got the graveyard scene permanently inked on her thigh

The future of employment is looking increasingly bleak, as a new survey has warned machines could take over all our jobs within the next century - 50 years earlier than previously predicted

Dr Miriam Stoppard shares research from Oxford University into how the way weight loss is presented as an opportunity to people can influence their chances of success

A senior Labour backbencher is reviving a Private Member's Bill which, if passed by Parliament, would stop sick trophy hunters bringing their "prizes" back to Britain

Barry Keoghan and Jacob Elordi star in Emerald Fennell’s dark comedy

Dr Miriam Stoppard on the shocking differences in pregnancy care between white women and ethnic minorities, and the changes that need to be made to stop women being denied support while expecting

Jacob Elordi's latest film Saltburn, which also stars Barry Keoghan and Rosamund Pike, has left some movie fans totally speechless and walking out of the cinema early

The world's largest vaccine maker, Serum Institute of India (SII), agreed to send 10million doses at the very start of the rollout as a token of gratitude for the Oxford vaccine

The Mensa member has an IQ of 161 - higher than Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking’s 160 - and has done four A levels since September. She now aims to pass another 24

Dr Miriam Stoppard explains the science behind the largest study on retinal imaging in Parkinson’s disease - and why it could be beneficial to patients going forward

Edward Enninful topped the annual list of the most powerful people of African, African-Caribbean and African-American heritage in Britain in 2023

Emma Watson, who played Hermione Granger in Harry Potter, attended Oxford University's matriculation ceremony before she starts her Masters in creative writing

Estimates from the Migration Observatory at Oxford University and the London School of Economics (LSE) suggest around 250,000 to 350,000 more people will arrive than depart a year by 2030

Dr Miriam Stoppard shares important research from the universities of Oxford and Leicester, looking into the crushing cognitive symptoms of Long Covid