Adolescents who sleep longer perform better at cognitive tasks
22 April 2025Adolescents who sleep for longer – and from an earlier bedtime – than their peers tend to have improved brain function and perform better at...
Charles Darwin Archive recognised by UNESCO
22 April 2025Documentary heritage relating to the life and work of Charles Darwin has been recognised on the prestigious UNESCO International Memory of the World Register, highlighting...
Throwing a ‘spanner in the works’ of our cells’ machinery could help fight cancer, fatty liver disease… and hair loss
18 April 2025Fifty years since its discovery, scientists have finally worked out how a molecular machine found in mitochondria, the ‘powerhouses’ of our cells, allows us to...
Extreme drought contributed to barbarian invasion of late Roman Britain, tree-ring study reveals
17 April 2025Three consecutive years of drought contributed to the ‘Barbarian Conspiracy’, a pivotal moment in the history of Roman Britain, a new Cambridge-led study reveals. Researchers...
Strongest hints yet of biological activity outside the solar system
17 April 2025Astronomers have detected the most promising signs yet of a possible biosignature outside the solar system, although they remain cautious.
Mouse study suggests a common diabetes drug may prevent leukaemia
16 April 2025Metformin, a widely used and affordable diabetes drug, could prevent a form of acute myeloid leukaemia in people at high risk of the disease, a...
Growing wildflowers on disused urban land can damage bee health
16 April 2025Wildflowers growing on land previously used for buildings and factories can accumulate lead, arsenic and other metal contaminants from the soil, which are consumed by...
Opinion: Whether democracy can survive AI will depend on us
14 April 2025What is the best framework for the global governance of AI? How do we respond to tech companies who argue against regulation? Is our current...
Harmful effects of digital tech – the science ‘needs fixing’, experts argue
10 April 2025From social media to AI, online technologies are changing too fast for the scientific infrastructure used to gauge their public health harms, say two leaders...
Scientists create 'metal detector' to hunt down tumours
10 April 2025Cambridge researchers have created a ‘metal detector’ algorithm that can hunt down vulnerable tumours, in a development that could one day revolutionise the treatment of...