Death is in decline
25 February 2013Every generation has tried to be the one that outsmarts the Reaper. From the millennia-old Epic of Gilgamesh to the centuries-old story of the Spanish...
Pain from the brain
25 February 2013Study reveals how people with a severe unexplained psychological illness have abnormal activity in the brain.
Offensive manoeuvres in the war against HIV
25 February 2013Although anti-HIV drugs can significantly prolong life, patients must take the drugs for the rest of their lives. New approaches to therapeutics may hold the...
What now for the future of energy?
22 February 2013Alarming headlines this week claimed that we are dangerously close to power shortages and teetering on the brink of a major ‘energy crisis’, following the...
The Defects of Jury Trials
22 February 2013In the light of the discharge of the jury in the trial of Vicky Pryce, questions have been asked about the value of the jury...
‘Herbivore boys’ and other fault lines in Japan’s gender crisis
21 February 2013A new book of student research into key areas of gender in modern Japan highlights emerging trends of redefinition between sexes, and the impact on...
Cancer researchers and astronomers team up to beat cancer
20 February 2013Cambridge scientists have honed techniques originally developed to spot distant galaxies and used them to identify biomarkers that signal a cancer’s aggressiveness.
Harnessing the power of the virus
19 February 2013The clever ways viruses have for evading our immune system are under scrutiny. Exposing their secrets is leading to a new armoury in our fight...
Cities and how we live in them
19 February 2013More and more of us live in cities where disparate communities jostle for space. Eminent sociologist Richard Sennett will give a public lecture on The...
Energy efficiency and human behaviour
18 February 2013Are buildings that consume less energy really more energy efficient as a result? As the University of Cambridge begins Switch Off Week, researcher Scott Kelly...