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Big business could learn survival lessons from family businesses

Family businesses are less likely to fail than big business because they are usually made up of a well functioning and diverse board of directors who are able to advise effectively.

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Bee and wild flower biodiversity loss slows

Declines in the biodiversity of pollinating insects and wild plants have slowed in recent years, according to a new study.

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Global warming continues but most extreme projections ‘less likely’

Observations of the climate’s response to rising greenhouse gas levels are consistent with conventional estimates of long-term ‘climate sensitivity’, despite a “warming pause” over the past decade.

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Una dinamo activa los campos magnéticos de los ciclos solares

Research by Prof Steve Tobias (Mathematics) and Prof Fausto Cattaneo from Chicago University has developed a model to explain the 11-year cycle of the Sun’s magnetic field, which is responsible for ‘space weather’ like solar flares. The work was published in Nature yesterday.

El Economista
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IP Group launches second venture fund worth £30m

The IP Group yesterday revealed it has established a £30m venture capital fund, IP Venture Fund II, in partnership with the European Investment Fund.

Yorkshire Post
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Bees start to buck trend of decline in UK wildlife

In a rare piece of good news for wildlife, a study by Prof Bill Kunin, Prof Koos Biesmeijer and Dr Luisa Carvalheiro (Biology) has shown that, in Europe, wild insects and plants are bouncing back after decades of decline.

New Scientist
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