Cities at risk
07 September 2015New model says world cities face expected losses of $4.6 trillion in economic output over the next decade as a result of natural or man-made catastrophes.
Men and women with autism have ‘extreme male’ scores on the ‘Eyes test’ of mindreading
07 September 2015New results published by researchers at the Autism Research Centre (ARC) show both men and women with autism show an extreme of the typical male pattern...
Post-16 education must be reformed to tackle damaging arts-science divide
04 September 2015Why is it acceptable to say “I never could do maths” but not “I’ve never read any Shakespeare”? It’s symptomatic of the art-science divide that...
Use of TV, internet and computer games associated with poorer GCSE grades
04 September 2015Each extra hour per day spent watching TV, using the internet or playing computer games during Year 10 is associated with poorer grades at GCSE...
Using stellar ‘twins’ to reach the outer limits of the galaxy
04 September 2015A new method of measuring the distances between stars enables astronomers to climb the ‘cosmic ladder’ and understand the processes at work in the outer...
Every hour you spend in front of a screen is linked to poorer exam results
04 September 2015We need to think about how our teenagers spend their spare time, writes Dr Kirsten Corder from the Medical Research Council Epidemiology Unit at the...
The anxiety puzzle: why are women in deprived areas more likely to suffer?
03 September 2015Olivia Remes, a PhD student at the Cambridge Institute of Public Health, explores the relationship between deprivation and anxiety disorders, and in particular why women...
Why the latest EU referendum question is worse than the original
03 September 2015David Cameron has been widely reported to have agreed to amend the wording on the forthcoming referendum about the UK's position in the EU. But...
Naked Mole-Rats: are these rodents immune to cancer?
02 September 2015The Cambridge Animal Alphabet series celebrates Cambridge's connections with animals through literature, art, science and society. Here, N is for Naked Mole-Rats, which won't win any beauty contests,...
Scientists "squeeze" light one particle at a time
01 September 2015A team of scientists have measured a bizarre effect in quantum physics, in which individual particles of light are said to have been “squeezed” –...