Rapid changes point to origin of ultra-fast black hole winds
01 March 2017Astronomers have made the most detailed observation yet of an ultra-fast wind emanating from a Black Hole at a quarter of the speed of light....
Back to the future of skyscraper design
01 March 2017Answers to the problem of crippling electricity use by skyscrapers and large public buildings could be ‘exhumed’ from ingenious but forgotten architectural designs of the...
Opinion: Want to eradicate viruses? They made us who we are
28 February 2017We are still part-virus, writes Edward Emmott, Research Associate in Virology, for The Conversation. Human DNA plays host to a range of different viruses. And...
Opinion: Robots and AI could soon have feelings, hopes and rights … we must prepare for the reckoning
28 February 2017Is artificial intelligence a benign and liberating influence on our lives – or should we fear an impending rise of the machines? And what rights...
The Monuments Men of Libya
28 February 2017With Daesh militia at their heels, a handful of brave Libyan archaeologists completed the excavation of the Haua Fteah cave in Cyrenaica, North Africa. Cambridge archaeologist Dr Giulio Lucarini tells...
New study identifies possible early warning signs of Huntington’s disease
23 February 2017Early warning signs of Huntington’s disease have been uncovered in a sheep carrying the human disease-causing genetic variant, providing new insights into this devastating illness,...
Opinion: How years of IMF prescriptions have hurt West African health systems
22 February 2017International Monetary Fund policies can have a real impact on people – and don’t always yield positive results. Writing for The Conversation, Thomas Stubbs (University...
Newly discovered planets could have water on their surfaces
22 February 2017An international team of astronomers has found a system of seven potentially habitable planets orbiting a star 39 light years away three of which could...
Database protecting UK migrants in EU from Brexit ‘misinformation’ to be built by Cambridge researchers
22 February 2017Urgent requirement for channels of timely and reliable information to be developed targeting UK-born people living on the continent, say researchers – before life-changing decisions...
Carol Ibe: Making training for African researchers affordable
22 February 2017Do you have to choose between an academic career and activism? Gates Cambridge Scholar Carol Ibe is one of an increasing number of students are...