Earliest human remains in eastern Africa dated to more than 230,000 years ago
12 January 2022The age of the oldest fossils in eastern Africa widely recognised as representing our species, Homo sapiens, has long been uncertain. Now, dating of a...
Powerful post-its foster smarter strategies
12 January 2022By adapting and enhancing roadmapping,a structured visual method for supporting strategy and innovation, the Institute for Manufacturing has helped hundreds of organisations to make smarter strategic decisions.
Learning through 'guided' play can be as effective as adult-led instruction
12 January 2022Play-based learning may also have a more positive effect on younger children’s acquisition of important early maths skills compared with traditional, direct instruction.
Invasive species ‘hitchhiking’ on ships threaten Antarctica’s ecosystems
10 January 2022Marine life hitching a ride on ocean-crossing ships poses a threat to Antarctica’s pristine ecosystems, with the potential for invasive species to arrive from almost...
Cambridge launches new Leverhulme Centre for Life in the Universe
10 January 2022With a £10 million grant awarded by the Leverhulme Trust, the University of Cambridge is to establish a new research centre dedicated to exploring...
MRSA arose in hedgehogs long before antibiotic use
04 January 2022Scientists have found evidence that a type of the antibiotic-resistant superbug MRSA arose in nature long before the use of antibiotics in humans and livestock,...
‘Battle of the sexes’ begins in womb as father and mother’s genes tussle over nutrition
27 December 2021Cambridge scientists have identified a key signal that the fetus uses to control its supply of nutrients from the placenta in a tug-of-war between genes...
Templating approach stabilises ‘ideal’ material for alternative solar cells
23 December 2021Researchers have developed a method to stabilise a promising material known as perovskite for cheap solar cells, without compromising its near-perfect performance.
Controlled burning of natural environments could help offset our carbon emissions
23 December 2021Planting trees and suppressing wildfires do not necessarily maximise the carbon storage of natural ecosystems. A new study has found that prescribed burning can actually...
Clues to treatment of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder found in recently evolved region of the ‘dark genome’
23 December 2021Scientists investigating the DNA outside our genes - the ‘dark genome’ - have discovered recently evolved regions that code for proteins associated with schizophrenia and...