Cambridge researchers awarded European Research Council Consolidator Grants
31 Jan 2023Eight researchers from the University of Cambridge have won European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator Grants
DNA sequencing method lifts ‘veil’ from genome black box
23 Jan 2023Many life-saving drugs directly interact with DNA to treat diseases such as cancer, but scientists have struggled to detect how and why they work – until now.
Gone fishing: highly accurate test for common respiratory viruses uses DNA as ‘bait’
16 Jan 2023A new test that ‘fishes’ for multiple respiratory viruses at once using single strands of DNA as ‘bait’, and gives highly accurate results in under an hour, has been developed by Cambridge researchers.
Runaway West Antarctic ice retreat can be slowed by climate-driven changes in ocean temperature
16 Jan 2023New research finds that ice-sheet-wide collapse in West Antarctica isn’t inevitable: the pace of ice loss varies according to regional differences in atmosphere and ocean circulation.
Solar-powered system converts plastic and greenhouse gases into sustainable fuels
09 Jan 2023Researchers have developed a system that can transform plastic waste and greenhouse gases into sustainable fuels and other valuable products – using just the energy from the Sun.
Astronomers use ‘little hurricanes’ to weigh and date planets around young stars
06 Jan 2023Little ‘hurricanes’ that form in the discs of gas and dust around young stars can be used to study certain aspects of planet formation, even for smaller planets which orbit their star at large distances and are out of reach for most telescopes.
Stuffed puppies, smart birds and self-healing robots: 24 things we learned in 2022
19 Dec 202224 things we learned in 2022.
Sea change for Hull
16 Dec 2022With a changing climate and rising sea levels putting cities at risk of flooding, it’s crucial for planners to increase their cities’ resilience. A new tool has been developed to help them – and it started with the throwing of a thousand virtual hexagons over Hull.
London Underground polluted with metallic particles small enough to enter human bloodstrem
15 Dec 2022The London Underground is polluted with ultrafine metallic particles small enough to end up in the human bloodstream, according to University of Cambridge researchers. These particles are so small that they are likely being underestimated in surveys of pollution in the world’s oldest metro...
Drought encouraged Attila’s Huns to attack the Roman empire, tree rings suggest
15 Dec 2022Hunnic peoples migrated westward across Eurasia, switched between farming and herding, and became violent raiders in response to severe drought in the Danube frontier provinces of the Roman empire, a new study argues.
