Half of Ebola outbreaks go undetected, study finds
14 June 2019Half of Ebola outbreaks have gone undetected since the virus was discovered in 1976, scientists at the University of Cambridge estimate. The new findings come...
Exposing a Nazi: The exhibition destroying a myth
13 June 2019In 1941, the Nazis banned Emil Nolde from painting, for life. For the past 50 years, many Germans have viewed him as the persecuted...
Criminals, miscreants and misdemeanours
12 June 2019Two centuries of Isle of Ely court records illuminate the darkest corners of the region's past.
Parents’ lenient attitudes towards drinking linked to greater alcohol use among children
12 June 2019Children are more likely to start drinking alcohol, drink more frequently and get drunk if their parents have a lenient attitude towards drinking, finds a...
Value of manufacturing to UK economy significantly underestimated, report claims
12 June 2019The economic value of manufacturing to the UK is being underestimated in official statistics, potentially by as much as half, presenting significant issues for policymakers,...
Cause of hardening of the arteries – and potential treatment – identified
11 June 2019A team of UK scientists have identified the mechanism behind hardening of the arteries, and shown in animal studies that a generic medication normally used...
Past climate change pushed birds from the northern hemisphere to the tropics
10 June 2019Researchers have shown how millions of years of climate change affected the range and habitat of modern birds, suggesting that many groups of tropical birds...
DNA from 31,000-year-old milk teeth leads to discovery of new group of ancient Siberians
05 June 2019Two children’s milk teeth buried deep in a remote archaeological site in north eastern Siberia have revealed a previously unknown group of people lived there...
Food and drinks industry uses non-profit organisation to campaign against public health policies, study finds
03 June 2019A new study shows how a non-profit research organisation has been deployed by its backers from major food and beverage corporations to push industry-favourable positions...
‘Forbidden’ planet found wandering ‘Neptunian Desert’
29 May 2019An international group of astronomers has identified a rogue planet orbiting its star in the so-called Neptunian Desert.