Scientists measure severity of drought during the Maya collapse
02 August 2018The severity of drought conditions during the demise of the Maya civilisation about 1,000 years ago has been quantified, representing another piece of evidence that...
Epic issues: epic poetry from the dawn of modernity
02 August 2018Epic poems telling of cultures colliding, deeply conflicted identities and a fast-changing world were written by the Greeks under Roman rule in the first to...
Scientists identify exoplanets where life could develop as it did on Earth
01 August 2018Scientists have identified a group of planets outside our solar system where the same chemical conditions that may have led to life on Earth exist.
Cambridge mathematician awarded 2018 Fields Medal
01 August 2018University of Cambridge mathematician Caucher Birkar has been named one of four recipients of the 2018 Fields medals, the most prestigious awards in mathematics.
Women with polycystic ovary syndrome more likely to have a child with autism
01 August 2018Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) are more likely than other women to have an autistic child, according to an analysis of NHS data carried...
Maggots and rotting food waste: a new recipe for sustainable fish and animal feed
31 July 2018In a warehouse to the northeast of Cambridge are shelves upon shelves of trays teeming with maggots, munching their way through a meal of rotting...
Opinion: GM crop ruling shows why the EU’s laws are wholly inadequate
30 July 2018A new EU ruling that attempts to draw a line between natural and artificial when it comes to crop production has a "deep logical flaw"...
Historian uncovers new evidence of 18th century London's 'Child Support Agency'
26 July 2018How 18th and 19th century London supported its unmarried mothers and illegitimate children – essentially establishing an earlier version of today’s Child Support Agency –...
New class of materials could be used to make batteries that charge faster
25 July 2018Researchers have identified a group of materials that could be used to make even higher power batteries. The researchers, from the University of Cambridge, used...
Protein discovery may explain why some patients develop resistance to new class of anti-cancer drugs
25 July 2018A team of researchers at the University of Cambridge has identified a protein complex that might explain why some cancer patients treated with the revolutionary...