Research
Mothers’ 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...
Continually 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...
Researchers at Cambridge are working with Rolls-Royce to make aeroengines greener.
What'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...
"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...
From lettuce-picking robots to feathery hipsters, we look back at some of this year's biggest research stories.
Sophia 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...
The most extensive survey of atmospheric chemical compositions of exoplanets to date has revealed trends that challenge current theories of planet formation and has implications...
Handwritten verses from a nineteenth-century Cambridgeshire poet – who died destitute despite royal patronage – have been saved by Cambridge University Library.
We 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...
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