‘Magnetic graphene’ switches between insulator and conductor
01 February 2019Researchers have found that certain ultra-thin magnetic materials can switch from insulator to conductor under high pressure, a phenomenon that could be used in the...
'Noisy' gene atlas to help explain how plants survive environmental change
25 January 2019As parents of identical twins will tell you, they are never actually identical, even though they have the same genes. This is also true in...
Slim people have a genetic advantage when it comes to maintaining their weight
24 January 2019In the largest study of its kind to date, Cambridge researchers have looked at why some people manage to stay thin while others gain weight...
The search for Endurance
24 January 2019In early January, a team of Cambridge scientists set out on an expedition to study and map the Larsen C ice shelf in western Antarctica,...
Heart disease risk begins in the womb, study in sheep suggests
22 January 2019Offspring whose mothers had a complicated pregnancy may be at greater risk of heart disease in later life, according to a new study in sheep....
Stronger political leadership needed to close global gender divide in education – report
21 January 2019The poorest girls in many Commonwealth countries spend no more than five years in school, with the global target of 12 years of quality universal...
Brain training app improves users’ concentration, study shows
21 January 2019A new ‘brain training’ game designed by researchers at the University of Cambridge improves users’ concentration, according to new research published today. The scientists behind...
Mystery orbits in outermost reaches of solar system not caused by ‘Planet Nine’, say researchers
21 January 2019The strange orbits of some objects in the farthest reaches of our solar system, hypothesised by some astronomers to be shaped by an unknown ninth...
Ailing bodies, angry mountains, healing spirits: shamanic healing in Mongolia
18 January 2019Through sound and photography, Cambridge researcher Dr Elizabeth Turk shares her experiences of talking to shamanic healers in Mongolia. Over the past eight years, the social...
Cambridge researchers supporting world's largest air quality monitoring network in London
17 January 2019Cambridge researchers are using their expertise in air quality sensors to support the new Breathe London project launched by Mayor Sadiq Khan earlier this week.