Medieval monks were ‘riddled with worms’, study finds
19 August 2022Research examining traces of parasites in the remains of medieval Cambridge residents suggests that local friars were almost twice as likely as ordinary working townspeople...
Risk of volcano catastrophe ‘a roll of the dice’, say experts
17 August 2022While funding is pumped into preventing low-probability scenarios such as asteroid collision, the far more likely threat of a large volcanic eruption is close to...
Floating ‘artificial leaves’ ride the wave of clean fuel production
17 August 2022Researchers have developed floating ‘artificial leaves’ that generate clean fuels from sunlight and water, and could eventually operate on a large scale at sea.
Do not try this at home: Medieval medicine under the spotlight in major new project
17 August 2022How did our medieval ancestors use dove faeces, fox lungs, salted owl or eel grease in medical treatments? A Wellcome funded project at Cambridge University...
Algorithm learns to correct 3D printing errors for different parts, materials and systems
16 August 2022Engineers have created intelligent 3D printers that can quickly detect and correct errors, even in previously unseen designs, or unfamiliar materials like ketchup and mayonnaise,...
Cambridge experts on the UK drought and climate change
16 August 2022From pollinators to profits, food to fires, here's what Cambridge experts say about the impacts of water scarcity – and what it signals about our...
The doctor turned detective investigating the imprints of cancer
15 August 2022Self-confessed ‘nerd’ Serena Nik-Zainal went from hospital wards to the laboratory on a mission to provide patients with the best possible treatment for their illnesses....
Cambridge researchers change donor kidney blood type
15 August 2022Researchers have been able to alter the blood type of deceased donor kidneys using “molecular scissors”.
Just over half of six-year-olds in Britain meet physical activity guidelines
11 August 2022Fifty-three percent of six-year-olds met the recommended daily guidelines for moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in a study carried out pre-pandemic by researchers at the universities of...
Large number of stem cell lines carry significant DNA damage, say researchers
11 August 2022DNA damage caused by factors such as ultraviolet radiation affect nearly three-quarters of all stem cell lines derived from human skin cells, say Cambridge researchers,...
