Opinion: Parliament needs to load the Article 50 gun before Prime Minister triggers Brexit
24 January 2017Cambridge’s Professor of European Law reacts to the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling
First Brexit and now Trump: what is populism and how might we view it?
24 January 2017In an article that draws on her research into populism in Western Europe, Léonie de Jonge (PhD candidate in the Department of Politics and International...
The lady is for turning (and reversing) – Thatcher archives for 1986 open to the public
23 January 2017Margaret Thatcher’s isolation over Westland and the US bombing of Libya – as well as fears about the standards of her driving – are among...
'Psychological vaccine’ could help immunise public against ‘fake news’ on climate change – study
23 January 2017New research finds that misinformation on climate change can psychologically cancel out the influence of accurate statements. However, if legitimate facts are delivered with an...
Biosocial science: The murky history of the nature and nurture debate
23 January 2017The idea that social behaviours are biologically influenced is controversial, but may provide new views on how our environment influences who we are and what we...
Opinion: How dangerous is burnt toast?
23 January 2017A new campaign is warning people that burning some food, such as toast, is a potential cancer risk. Here, the evidence for this claim is explored...
Opinion: Mozambique's unexpected truce still hangs in the balance
20 January 2017After four years of escalating civil conflict, a truce has unexpectedly arisen in Mozambique. But what are the chances of this ceasefire lasting, asks Justin Pearce,...
Solar storms could cost USA tens of billions of dollars
19 January 2017The daily economic cost to the USA from solar storm-induced electricity blackouts could be in the tens of billions of dollars, with more than half...
Graphene’s sleeping superconductivity awakens
19 January 2017Since its discovery in 2004, scientists have believed that graphene may have the innate ability to superconduct. Now Cambridge researchers have found a way to...
Teenagers who access mental health services see significant improvements, study shows
18 January 2017Young people with mental health problems who have contact with mental health services are significantly less likely to suffer from clinical depression later in their...