The next decade of mental health drugs
15 March 2012Academics advocate for changes to how we development better treatments for mental health.
The rise and fall of Kodak's moment
14 March 2012On a shelf in his office in Cambridge Judge Business School, Dr Kamal Munir keeps a Kodak Brownie 127. Manufactured in the 1950s, the small...
Rainforest remedy could spell end of dental pain
14 March 2012An ancient Incan toothache remedy – for centuries handed down among an indigenous people in the rainforests of Peru – could be on the cusp...
From pamphlet to pixel: the humanities in transition
14 March 2012The humanities have been quick to embrace the potential of computer technology but universities have been reluctant to accept digital projects as bona fide scholarship....
Use a laser, save a tree
14 March 2012Laser un-printers that can remove toner from scrap paper so that it can be used again may be coming to an office near you in...
Under the Microscope #15 - Elephant fish embryo
12 March 2012Dr Andrew Gillis shows us an elephant fish embryo, which live in their egg and feed off of their yolk supply for 7 to 10...
Wiping memories to tackle alcoholism
12 March 2012Research into the way memory works could lead to a breakthrough in the treatment of alcoholism. Memories associated with triggering relapse in alcoholics could be...
Can a scientist be religious?
11 March 2012The relationship between science and religion has had its rocky moments. But Dr Robert Asher, author of the newly published book 'Evolution and Belief: Confessions...
Strengthening the bond between policy and science
09 March 2012Policy makers and scientists collaborate to create new science-policy research agenda.
It's 'not' history
09 March 2012University of Cambridge linguists have pieced together the curious evolving history of the word 'not' across the languages of Europe. In doing so, they suggest...