Lessons from history: how Europe did (and didn’t) grow rich
24 March 2013The Industrial Revolution is seen as the spark that lit Europe’s economic prosperity. In her analysis of markets over many hundreds of years, economist Dr...
Thatcher Archive reveals deep divisions on the road to Falklands War
22 March 2013The Falklands War – the conflict that defined much of Margaret Thatcher’s political career and legacy – dominates the release of her personal papers for...
Planck captures portrait of the young Universe, revealing earliest light
21 March 2013Satellite’s first all-sky image is the most detailed picture to date of the early Universe, giving us a better understanding of its birth.
Mammals vs dinosaurs
15 March 2013Were dinosaurs really the most exciting and interesting creatures ever to roam the planet? Zoologist Nick Crumpton tells the Cambridge Science Festival that it’s high...
Blood test reveals women's response to breast cancer treatment
13 March 2013Breast tumour DNA circulating in the bloodstream could be used to measure how well a woman’s cancer is responding to treatment, according to a new...
Digital records could expose intimate details and personality traits of millions
11 March 2013Research shows that intimate personal attributes can be predicted with high levels of accuracy from ‘traces’ left by seemingly innocuous digital behaviour, in this case...
Beyond the blinding starlight
11 March 2013Study reveals chemical composites of exoplanet atmospheres 128 light years away. Scientists say techniques will “one day provide evidence of life beyond Earth”.
Plants and patterning: how shapes are made
11 March 2013A Cambridge Science Festival lecture on Wednesday (13 March 2013) will look at how plants grow through repeating patterns and discuss what we can learn...
Building a better battery
07 March 2013A new battery technology provides double the energy storage at lower cost than the batteries that are used in handheld electronics, electric vehicles, aerospace and...
Totalitarianism, violence and the silent majority
06 March 2013The ‘horrifying genius’ of Soviet totalitarianism and its ability to control and quell protest will be examined tonight by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Anne Applebaum.