Astronomers find nearby planets to be small, strange, and utterly uninhabitable
Scientists have painted the most detailed portrait yet of the planetary system orbiting Barnard’s Star – the Sun’s closest neighbour after Alpha Centauri, just under...
Boost your summer break in 2026
Cambridge experts share their tips to help prevent common holiday health problems, so you can get the most out of your time away.
Cambridge and Oxford join forces to unlock over a million biological records for climate research
The University of Cambridge and the University of Oxford will lead a major new partnership to digitise over 1.1 million natural history specimens, creating a...
Space cargo costs could fall more than 90% by 2040, study suggests
The cost of reaching orbit is now falling faster than that of steamship freight during the 1800s, a shift that economists say will once again...
Testing the limits of what’s possible (and what isn’t) with AI
When can we trust the results we get from AI, and when is learning impossible? Researchers have shown that there are some problems that even...
Procrastination: thief of more than time
Procrastination is on the rise, partly because of digital distractions and modern work, a new book warns. Working out which types of procrastinators we are...
First in-human clinical trial results show feasibility of new Parkinson cell therapy
Transplanting stem-cell derived dopamine progenitor cells into the brain to treat Parkinson’s disease is feasible, a landmark study has shown. Eight patients were transplanted in...
Spinout developing hardware needed for quantum computing and the next wave of AI applications
From quantum computing to AI infrastructure and autonomous systems, much of today’s deep tech innovation depends on how well we can control and manipulate light...
Cambridge releases statistics for use of animals in research in 2025
The ten organisations in Great Britain that carry out the highest number of animal procedures - those used in medical, veterinary and scientific research -...
Scientists unravel the fast-moving ‘butterfly effect’ of the deep ocean
Tiny, invisible swirls and twirls – not much bigger than a coin – deep below the ocean’s surface are silently shaping some of the biggest...