Extent of India’s COVID nudge campaign revealed
17 September 2020The Government of India’s use of nudge theory in the first three months of the pandemic helped to tackle the virus on numerous fronts, a...
World’s largest-ever DNA sequencing of Viking skeletons reveals they weren’t all Scandinavian
16 September 2020Invaders, pirates, warriors – the history books taught us that Vikings were brutal predators who travelled by sea from Scandinavia to pillage and raid their...
Syrian refugee health workers can help Europe cope with COVID-19
16 September 2020Employing displaced Syrian healthcare workers is a 'win-win' for both host communities and refugees as it would strengthen national health services and allow highly-skilled medics to...
Cannabis farms are a modern slavery 'blind spot' for UK police, study suggests
15 September 2020Migrants arrested for tending plants in the flats, houses and attics where cannabis is grown in bulk are often victims of trafficking and 'debt bondage' – yet...
Hints of life discovered on Venus
14 September 2020A UK-led team of astronomers has discovered a rare molecule – phosphine – in the clouds of Venus, pointing to the possibility of extra-terrestrial ‘aerial’...
ARPA-type funding gives green technology an ‘innovation advantage’, study finds
14 September 2020Startups funded by US agency ARPA-E file patents at twice the rate of similar cleantech firms. The UK should trial its own climate-focused ARPA as...
Major European starting grants awarded
14 September 2020Six Cambridge researchers are among the latest recipients of European Union awards given to early-career researchers.
COVID-19: What to expect from a vaccine
11 September 2020Vaccine expert Professor Gordon Dougan looks at the challenges of developing and delivering a vaccine against COVID-19.
Computational modelling explains why blues and greens are brightest colours in nature
11 September 2020Researchers have shown why intense, pure red colours in nature are mainly produced by pigments, instead of the structural colour that produces bright blue and...
Autistic adults have a higher rate of physical health conditions
10 September 2020Autistic individuals are more likely to have chronic physical health conditions, particularly heart, lung, and diabetic conditions, according to a new study by researchers at...
