Articles about 'School of the Physical Sciences'

Too often, policy recommendations in climate-related research are either an afterthought or stray too far into advocacy, a major new analysis has found. 

The Cambridge spinout harnessing the potential of graphene with applications ranging from healthcare to quantum computing.

The first direct mass measurement from the early universe weighs in on the debate over the origins of supermassive black holes.

A new atlas charts the global distribution of unusual, critical‑metal‑bearing igneous rocks, finding that they often form near the thick and ancient cores of the world’s major continents.

Researchers have developed a technique that can identify errors caused by mutations linked to a range of genetic disorders, including forms of muscular dystrophy, Huntington’s disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), which could accelerate accurate diagnosis of these conditions.

The evolution of tiny arms in several groups of meat-eating dinosaurs was likely driven by the development of strong, powerful heads, which were used to attack prey, according to a new study by researchers at UCL and Cambridge.  

Researchers have developed a technique to analyse how black holes ‘ring’ when they collide and merge: one of the universe’s most dramatic events.

Achieving an international conservation target to protect almost a third of the world’s land and sea in the next four years could directly affect the lives of almost half the people on the planet, finds a new report.

Snow cover in the mountains of Greece – an important water source for communities, agriculture and natural ecosystems during the dry summer months – has more than halved over the past four decades, a study has found.

A decades-long study of oceanographic data provides the first evidence that deep-ocean heat has moved closer to Antarctica, threatening the fragile ice shelves that fringe the continent.