Wolf species have ‘howling dialects’
08 February 2016The largest quantitative study of howling, and first to use machine learning, defines different howl types and finds that wolves use these types more or...
The amazing axon adventure
05 February 2016How does the brain make connections, and how does it maintain them? Cambridge neuroscientists and mathematicians are using a variety of techniques to understand how...
Stopping tumour cells killing surrounding tissue may provide clue to fighting cancer
04 February 2016Tumours kill off surrounding cells to make room to grow, according to new research from the University of Cambridge. Although the study was carried out...
The Fitzwilliam Museum is 200 today
04 February 2016Today, one of the great collections of art in the UK celebrates its bicentenary. Two hundred years to the day of his death, the Fitzwilliam Museum has revealed...
Syrian aid: lack of evidence for ‘interventions that work’, say researchers
04 February 2016The lack of an evidence base in the donor-funded response to Syrian migrant crisis means funds may be allocated to ineffective interventions, say researchers, who...
Modelling how the brain makes complex decisions
04 February 2016Researchers have built the first biologically realistic mathematical model of how the brain plans and learns when faced with a complex decision-making process.
Male converts to Islam: landmark report examines conversion experience of British Muslims
03 February 2016The experiences of British male converts to Islam have been captured in a unique report launched today by the University of Cambridge.
Neuroscience – from molecules to mind
02 February 2016Today, we commence a month-long focus on neuroscience. To begin, Ed Bullmore, Bill Harris and Dervila Glynn describe how this area of research is transforming...
Increase in volcanic eruptions at the end of the ice age caused by melting ice caps and glacial erosion
02 February 2016Researchers have found that glacial erosion and melting ice caps both played a key role in driving the observed global increase in volcanic activity at...
The archaeology of childhood
30 January 2016A sledge made from a horse’s jaw, the remains of a medieval puppet, the coffin of a one-year-old Roman child, and the skeleton of an...