Carbon-based molecules found in atmosphere of exoplanet K2-18b
11 September 2023An international team of astronomers led by the University of Cambridge has used data from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope to discover methane and...
Lack of evidence hampers progress on corporate-led ecosystem restoration
08 September 2023A near total lack of transparency is making it impossible to assess the quality of corporate-led ecosystem restoration projects, a new study finds.
Risky business
07 September 2023Launched during Open Cambridge, a new self-guided trail, created by researchers at Cambridge’s Centre for the Study of Existential Risk (CSER), takes the public on an...
Where's the trust? US climate deniers have no faith in universities
06 September 2023US voters who don’t trust universities are also more likely to believe that human activity doesn’t cause climate change, a new collaborative study from researchers...
Community Open Map Platform project supporting green transition secures major funding
04 September 2023A team led by Professor Flora Samuel from Cambridge’s Department of Architecture has been awarded one of four new £4.625 million Green Transition Ecosystem grants...
Millions of carbon credits are generated by overestimating forest preservation
25 August 2023Study analyses major carbon offset projects, and finds that – of a potential 89 million credits – only 5.4 million (6%) were linked to additional...
Scientists develop test to identify people at risk of developing acute myeloid leukaemia and related cancers
24 August 2023The new ‘MN-predict’ platform will allow doctors and scientists to identify those at risk and to design new treatments to prevent them from developing these...
MICROBIOME: the kingdom of the gut
24 August 2023What's so special about the bacteria in our bowels?
Inclusion, innovation... and cocktail curation
22 August 2023Co-founder and CEO of Start Codon, Jason Mellad on helping healthcare start-ups thrive and why inclusion and diversity will change the world.
Leading Cambridge neuroscientist appointed as Executive Chair of Medical Research Council
22 August 2023Professor Patrick Chinnery, Head of the Department of Clinical Neurosciences at the University of Cambridge, has been appointed as the new Executive Chair of the...