NRICH: nurturing next-generation problem solvers
30 Mar 2022NRICH spent the last two years in emergency rescue mode, helping learners in lockdown. Its online resources attracted over a million page views per...
Dense bones allowed Spinosaurus to hunt underwater
23 Mar 2022Its close cousin Baryonyx probably swam too, but Suchomimus might have waded like a heron.
Crop Science Centre to conduct field trials of genetically modified barley that could reduce need for synthetic fertilisers
23 Mar 2022Trials will evaluate whether enhancing the natural capacity of crops to interact with common soil fungi can contribute to more sustainable, equitable...
Butterflies through time: a new exhibition
22 Mar 2022Butterflies through time at Cambridge’s Museum of Zoology illuminates the beautiful, turbulent history of butterflies across the UK.
Supermassive black holes put a brake on stellar births
21 Mar 2022Black holes with masses equivalent to millions of suns do put a brake on the birth of new stars, say astronomers. Using machine learning and three...
Effectiveness of antibiotics significantly reduced when multiple bugs present
19 Mar 2022A study has found that much higher doses of antibiotics are needed to eliminate a bacterial infection of the airways when other microbes are present...
Climate change threat to seabirds must be properly considered for their conservation to be effective
09 Mar 2022A new study shows how knowledge of climate change threats could be better connected with conservation efforts to help protect seabirds and other at-...
Tiny ‘skyscrapers’ help bacteria convert sunlight into electricity
07 Mar 2022Researchers have made tiny ‘skyscrapers’ for communities of bacteria, helping them to generate electricity from just sunlight and water.
New, nature-inspired concepts for turning CO2 into clean fuels
28 Feb 2022Researchers have developed an efficient concept to turn carbon dioxide into clean, sustainable fuels, without any unwanted by-products or waste.
Microscopic view on asteroid collisions could help us understand planet formation
24 Feb 2022A new way of dating collisions between asteroids and planetary bodies throughout our Solar System’s history could help scientists reconstruct how and...
Risks of using AI to grow our food are substantial and must not be ignored, warn researchers
23 Feb 2022Artificial intelligence (AI) is on the cusp of driving an agricultural revolution, and helping confront the challenge of feeding our growing global...
Cambridge spin-out receives European Innovation Council grant to develop cancer imaging technologies
21 Feb 2022Spin-off company Cambridge Raman Imaging Ltd. and the Cambridge Graphene Centre will lead ‘CHARM’ project, recently awarded with €3.2 million