Bulletproof nuclei? Stem cells exhibit unusual absorption property
20 April 2014Stem cells – the body’s master cells – demonstrate a bizarre property never before seen at a cellular level, according to a study published today...
Zero-hours contracts are ‘tip of the iceberg’ of damaging shift work, say researchers
18 April 2014New report shows that zero-hours contracts are only one of a wide number of flexible employment practices that are abused by managers - leading to...
New evidence of suicide epidemic among India’s ‘marginalised’ farmers
17 April 2014Latest statistical research finds strong causal links between areas with the most suicides and areas where impoverished farmers are trying to grow crops that suffer...
Roman dig ‘transforms understanding’ of ancient port
16 April 2014Researchers from the universities of Cambridge and Southampton have discovered a new section of the boundary wall of the ancient Roman port of Ostia, proving...
Professor Christopher Dobson awarded 2014 Heineken Prize for Biochemistry and Biophysics
15 April 2014The Heineken Prize is among the most prestigious in the scientific community, and a recognition of lifetime achievement which is widely regarded as second only...
Naughty money: clippers and coiners in 16th-century England
12 April 2014In 2017 a new £1 coin will appear in our pockets with a design extremely difficult to forge. In the mid-16th century, Elizabeth I’s government came up...
Does economics need less maths or more?
11 April 2014Has mathematics become too complex and too dominant a force in modern economics? Yes, says Cambridge Judge Business School’s Michael Kitson; no, says economist Dr...
Cambridge heads for Hay
10 April 2014A host of Cambridge academics, including Nobel Laureate Sir John Gurdon, will be speaking on subjects ranging from stem cell technology and Alzheimer’s to the...
From athletes to couch potatoes: humans through 6,000 years of farming
08 April 2014Research into lower limb bones shows that our early farming ancestors in Central Europe became less active as their tasks diversified and technology improved. At a conference...
Scientists identify part of brain linked to gambling addiction
08 April 2014New research reveals that brain damage affecting the insula – an area with a key role in emotions – disrupts errors of thinking linked to...