The chemist who saved a restaurant and launched a vision for Africa
13 Jan 2022David Izuogu’s ambition is to establish a research institute in his home country of Nigeria. But he isn’t waiting until he realises his goal to help...
Earliest human remains in eastern Africa dated to more than 230,000 years ago
12 Jan 2022The age of the oldest fossils in eastern Africa widely recognised as representing our species, Homo sapiens, has long been uncertain. Now, dating of...
Cambridge launches new Leverhulme Centre for Life in the Universe
10 Jan 2022With a £10 million grant awarded by the Leverhulme Trust , the University of Cambridge is to establish a new research centre dedicated to exploring...
MRSA arose in hedgehogs long before antibiotic use
04 Jan 2022Scientists have found evidence that a type of the antibiotic-resistant superbug MRSA arose in nature long before the use of antibiotics in humans and...
Templating approach stabilises ‘ideal’ material for alternative solar cells
23 Dec 2021Researchers have developed a method to stabilise a promising material known as perovskite for cheap solar cells, without compromising its near-...
Controlled burning of natural environments could help offset our carbon emissions
23 Dec 2021Planting trees and suppressing wildfires do not necessarily maximise the carbon storage of natural ecosystems. A new study has found that prescribed...
Clues to treatment of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder found in recently evolved region of the ‘dark genome’
23 Dec 2021Scientists investigating the DNA outside our genes - the ‘dark genome’ - have discovered recently evolved regions that code for proteins associated...
New grafting technique could combat the disease threatening Cavendish bananas
22 Dec 2021Scientists have found a novel way to combine two species of grass-like plant including banana, rice and wheat, using embryonic tissue from their...
Millipedes ‘as big as cars’ once roamed England
21 Dec 2021The largest-ever fossil of a giant millipede – as big as a car – has been found on a beach in the north of England.
Could acid-neutralising life-forms make habitable pockets in Venus’ clouds?
20 Dec 2021A new study shows it’s theoretically possible. The hypothesis could be tested soon with proposed Venus-bound missions.
First spaceflight for Gates Cambridge Scholar
17 Dec 2021On 10th November Kayla Barron blasted off into space on her first trip to the International Space Station where she is part of a six-month science...
Colour-changing magnifying glass gives clear view of infrared light
02 Dec 2021By trapping light into tiny crevices of gold, researchers have coaxed molecules to convert invisible infrared into visible light, creating new low-...