Pigeon slippers, Nobel weirdos and cakes at dawn: 24 things we learned in 2019
13 December 2019From lettuce-picking robots to feathery hipsters, we look back at some of this year's biggest research stories.
Women in STEM: Sophia Cooke
12 December 2019Sophia Cooke is a PhD candidate in the Department of Zoology, and a member of King's College. Here, she tells us about splitting her time...
Water common – yet scarce – in exoplanets
11 December 2019The most extensive survey of atmospheric chemical compositions of exoplanets to date has revealed trends that challenge current theories of planet formation and has implications...
The forgotten poet of Fordham
10 December 2019Handwritten verses from a nineteenth-century Cambridgeshire poet – who died destitute despite royal patronage – have been saved by Cambridge University Library.
Ecosystems Overload
10 December 2019We are laying waste to the biosphere. If we're serious about saving millions of species, then it's our own that must change how it thinks...
UK researchers awarded £30m for global science project to better understand matter and antimatter
10 December 2019Cambridge researchers will receive funding as part of a £30m investment in the DUNE experiment, which has the potential to lead to profound changes in...
Above and beyond: measuring volcanic emissions with drones
06 December 2019Dr Emma Liu travels to some of the world's most active volcanoes to understand what makes them erupt. Her latest work is helping a Pacific...
Women in STEM: Dr Jenny Zhang
05 December 2019Dr Jenny Zhang is a group leader and BBSRC David Phillips Fellow in the Department of Chemistry, where she is re-wiring photosynthesis to generate renewable fuels....
Smog-eating graphene composite reduces atmospheric pollution
05 December 2019An international group of scientists, including from the University of Cambridge, have developed a graphene composite that can ‘eat’ common atmospheric pollutants, and could be...
Green-sky thinking for propulsion and power
04 December 2019A rapid way of turning ideas into new technologies in the aviation and power industries has been developed at Cambridge’s Whittle Laboratory. Here, Professor Rob...