Women in STEM: Angela Harper
02 January 2020Angela Harper is a PhD candidate at the Cavendish Laboratory, a member of Churchill College, and a Gates Cambridge Scholar. Here, she tells us about...
Women in STEM: Flora Donald
19 December 2019Flora Donald is a PhD candidate who splits her time between the Department of Plant Sciences and the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology. Here, she...
Deprivation strongly linked to hospital admissions
18 December 2019People who live in areas of higher than average deprivation are more likely to be admitted to hospital and to spend longer in hospital, according...
Online hate speech could be contained like a computer virus, say researchers
17 December 2019Artificial intelligence is being developed that will allow advisory 'quarantining' of hate speech in a manner akin to malware filters – offering users a way to control...
Suction cups that don't fall off
17 December 2019The aquatic larvae of the net-winged midge have the unique ability to move around at ease on rocks in torrential rivers using super-strong suction organs....
Mothers’ and babies’ brains ‘more in tune’ when mother is happy
17 December 2019Mothers’ and babies’ brains can work together as a ‘mega-network’ by synchronising brain waves when they interact. The level of connectivity of the brain waves varies according...
Degraded soils mean tropical forests may never fully recover from logging
17 December 2019Continually logging and re-growing tropical forests to supply timber is reducing the levels of vital nutrients in the soil, which may limit future forest growth...
Strategic partner: Rolls-Royce
16 December 2019Researchers at Cambridge are working with Rolls-Royce to make aeroengines greener.
Opinion: Why and how to debate climate change
16 December 2019What's the best way to debate a problem as big and complex as climate change? In his new book, Professor Mike Hulme from the Department...
Expedition finds tallest tree in the Amazon
13 December 2019"Giant trees like the ones we found are simply awe-inspiring, they remind us how amazing the Amazon rainforest is, and how important it is to...