Cambridge to develop new Conservation Research Institute
20 September 2013The development of a new Conservation Research Institute will be the latest addition to a flourishing conservation community in Cambridge.
Galactic ‘vapour trails’ uncovered in giant cluster
20 September 2013Astronomers have discovered enormous smooth shapes that look like vapour trails in a gigantic galaxy cluster. These ‘arms’ span half a million light years and...
The intoxication of power
18 September 2013Why are so many companies brought down by an excess of self-confidence, and rash decision-making by out-of-control egos at the top? A Cambridge conference aims...
Silent killer
13 September 2013Many of us are infected with a virus we’ll never clear. While we’re healthy, it’s nothing to worry about, but when our immune system is...
Functioning ‘mechanical gears’ seen in nature for the first time
12 September 2013Previously believed to be only man-made, a natural example of a functioning gear mechanism has been discovered in a common insect - showing that evolution...
Winton Symposium‘s material world
05 September 2013On 30 September, the Department of Physics will host the second annual Winton Symposium at the Cavendish Laboratory on ‘Materials Discovery’.
How to explore the whole universe: watch COSMO 2013 live
04 September 2013Watch speakers such as Stephen Hawking and Brian Cox this evening as the public symposium of the 17th International Conference on Particle Physics and Cosmology,...
Better hygiene in wealthy nations may increase Alzheimer’s risk
04 September 2013People living in industrialised countries may be more likely to develop Alzheimer’s due to greatly reduced contact with bacteria, viruses and other microorganisms - which...
Polio provocation – the health debate that refused to go away
03 September 2013For much of the 20th century, health professionals were locked in debate about one possible cause of paralytic polio. Some argued that the viral infection...
Reporting from Zimbabwe: why the sanctions must be lifted
24 August 2013The Zimbabwean elections will quickly drop off the international news agenda. In her third and final report, anthropology student Rowan Jones ponders Zimbabwe’s place in...