Tidings of joy
08 June 2018The beaches of Singapore are awash with a wealth of marine life, and Cambridge student Pei Rong Cheo is on a mission to promote and...
Cost and scale of field trials for bovine TB vaccine may make them unfeasible
07 June 2018Field trials for a vaccine to protect cattle against bovine tuberculosis (bovine TB) would need to involve 500 herds – potentially as many as 75,000-100,000 cattle...
Scientists create ‘genetic atlas’ of proteins in human blood
06 June 2018An international team of researchers led by scientists at the University of Cambridge and MSD has created the first detailed genetic map of human proteins, the...
‘Carbon bubble’ coming that could wipe trillions from the global economy – study
04 June 2018Macroeconomic simulations show rates of technological change in energy efficiency and renewable power are likely to cause a sudden drop in demand for fossil fuels,...
First Peoples: two ancient ancestries ‘reconverged’ with settling of South America
31 May 2018New research using ancient DNA finds that a population split after people first arrived in North America was maintained for millennia before mixing again before...
Graphene paves the way to faster high-speed communications
31 May 2018Researchers have created a technology that could lead to new devices for faster, more reliable ultra-broad bandwidth transfers, and demonstrated how electrical fields boost the...
Multiple metals – and possible signs of water – found in unique exoplanet
31 May 2018An international team of researchers have identified ‘fingerprints’ of multiple metals in one of the least dense exoplanets ever found.
Cambridge and LMU announce plans for strategic partnership
29 May 2018Two of Europe’s leading research universities have announced the first step towards plans for a unique ‘strategic partnership’ – underlining the vital and ongoing relationship...
Plastic crystals hold key to record-breaking energy transport
24 May 2018Scientists from the Universities of Cambridge and Bristol have found a way to create plastic semiconductor nanostructures that absorb light and transport its energy 20...
Ditching the car may reduce your risk of dying from heart disease and stroke by almost a third
22 May 2018Is it time to ditch the car and find a more active way of getting to work? It could save your life, say Oliver Mytton...