Opportunity, and not necessity, is the mother of invention
12 November 2014When food is scarce, tool use among non-human primates does not increase. This counterintuitive finding leads researchers to suggest that the driving force behind tool...
HIP HOP PSYCH initiative aims to tackle mental health issues through hip-hop
11 November 2014The two worlds of hip-hop and psychiatry are being brought together in a unique project led by researchers at the University of Cambridge, which aims...
Alternative finance market set to double in 2015
07 November 2014The UK’s alternative finance market – which includes crowdfunding, peer-to-peer lending and invoice trading – is set to reach nearly £2 billion by the end...
Ancient DNA shows earliest European genomes weathered the ice age, and shines new light on Neanderthal interbreeding and a mystery human lineage
06 November 2014A genome taken from a 36,000 year old skeleton reveals an early divergence of Eurasians once they had left Africa, and allows scientists to better...
Stability, unity and nonchalance: What does it mean to be English?
06 November 2014An epic new history of England offers some eye-catching conclusions on Englishness – suggesting, among other things, that a “remarkable” level of cultural unity and...
Remember, remember: how education “beyond the seas” kept Catholicism alive
05 November 2014Bonfire night marks a plot in 1605 to burn down the Houses of Parliament. It’s also a reminder of the ferocious divides that existed between...
Rivers beyond Regeneration
04 November 2014Best-known for his treatment of shell-shock victims in World War I, a new study examines William Rivers’ crucial, but often overlooked contributions to the study...
Graduates who went to private schools earn more than graduates who did not, finds study
31 October 2014New study shows that - even after controlling for subject, degree class, alma mater and occupation - graduates who attended private schools earn on average...
Does it help conservation to put a price on nature?
30 October 2014Assigning an economic value to the benefits which nature provides might not always promote the conservation of biodiversity, and in some cases may lead to...
Travellers under open skies: writers, artists and gypsies
30 October 2014In her new book Representations of the Gypsy in the Romantic Period, Sarah Houghton-Walker provides a fascinating insight into writers’ and artists’ portrayals of wanderers....