Higher rates of post-natal depression among autistic mothers
15 January 2020Autistic mothers are more likely to report post-natal depression compared to non-autistic mothers, according to a new study of mothers of autistic children carried out...
Dr Jane Goodall on the environment: "My greatest hope is our young people"
14 January 2020In a new film, Dr Jane Goodall DBE talks about the environmental crisis and her reasons for hope.
Contaminating a fake rubber hand could help people overcome OCD, study suggests
09 January 2020The famous, but bizarre, ‘rubber hand illusion’ could help people who suffer from obsessive compulsive disorder overcome their condition without the often unbearable stress of...
Women in STEM: Anna Chaplin
09 January 2020Anna Chaplin is a PhD candidate in the Department of Psychiatry who studies the association between depression and cardiovascular health in young people. Here, she...
Detailed genetic study provides most comprehensive map of risk to date of breast cancer risk
07 January 2020A major international study of the genetics of breast cancer has identified more than 350 DNA ‘errors’ that increase an individual’s risk of developing the...
What’s your beef?
07 January 2020While the carbon footprint of the meat industry may be clear, the proposition of eating less beef and lamb is fueling heated debate. If widespread...
Over-hunting walruses contributed to the collapse of Norse Greenland
06 January 2020Medieval Greenlanders may have chased dwindling walrus herds ever farther north in an effort to maintain their economy, when the value of walrus ivory tanked...
Disaster at 37,000 feet
06 January 2020Cambridge University Library archive reveals the facts behind the Hollywood myths of 'The Aeronauts'
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...