Living in a material world: why 'things' matter
18 October 2017Things structure our lives. They enrich us, embellish us and express our hopes and fears. Here, to introduce a month-long focus on research on material...
First detection of gravitational waves and light produced by colliding neutron stars
16 October 2017In a galaxy far away, two dead stars begin a final spiral into a massive collision. The resulting explosion unleashes a huge burst of energy,...
Restless legs syndrome study identifies 13 new genetic risk variants
13 October 2017A new study into the genetics underlying restless legs syndrome has identified 13 previously-unknown genetic risk variants, while helping inform potential new treatment options for...
Synthetic organs, nanobots and DNA ‘scissors’: the future of medicine
12 October 2017Nanobots that patrol our bodies, killer immune cells hunting and destroying cancer cells, biological scissors that cut out defective genes: these are just some of...
Two million years of human stories
12 October 2017Every object in the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology tells not just one but many stories. The Museum’s collections chronicle two million years of human...
Experts express concerns over infant mental health assessment
11 October 2017Forty world experts on child development and mental health have released a joint statement calling for caution when applying an influential classification for assessing infant...
Winton Symposium tackles the challenge of energy storage and distribution
11 October 2017The sixth annual Winton Symposium will be held on 9 November at the University’s Cavendish Laboratory on the theme of Energy Storage and Distribution.
Conservationists’ eco-footprints suggest education alone won’t change behaviour
10 October 2017A new study shows that even those presumably best informed on the environment find it hard to consistently “walk the walk”, prompting scientists to question...
‘Don’t put yourself through it again’: Thatcher papers reveal ‘distress’ after bruising election win
10 October 2017Margaret Thatcher’s third and final election victory dominates the 50,000 pages of her personal papers for the year 1987 – opening to the public from...
Prehistoric humans are likely to have formed mating networks to avoid inbreeding
05 October 2017Early humans seem to have recognised the dangers of inbreeding at least 34,000 years ago, and developed surprisingly sophisticated social and mating networks to avoid it, new...