Changing the world, one café at a time
01 May 2019Not far from the mystical temple complex of Angkor Wat in Cambodia sits a café, set up with support from the University of Cambridge, that...
Cambridge University Library stages first public play in its 600-year history
01 May 2019Performance marked the launch of digital edition of Arthur Schnitzler's works and archive.
Researchers obtain first ever underwater ultrasound scans of wild reef manta rays
30 April 2019A team of researchers from the University of Cambridge and the Manta Trust has successfully scanned a pregnant wild reef manta ray underwater to obtain...
Rapid melting of the world’s largest ice shelf linked to solar heat in the ocean
29 April 2019An international team of scientists has found part of the world’s largest ice shelf is melting 10 times faster than the overall ice shelf average...
State of Madness: Psychiatry, Literature, and Dissent After Stalin
25 April 2019Towards the end of the 1960s, rumours began to spread that nonconformist citizens of the USSR were being diagnosed with mental illnesses and confined to...
Discovery of genetic variants that protect against obesity and type 2 diabetes could lead to new weight loss medicines
18 April 2019Around four million people in the UK carry genetic variants that protect them from obesity, type 2 diabetes and heart disease, suggests new research from...
Blood pressure drug shows promise for treating Parkinson’s and dementia in animal studies
18 April 2019A prescription drug to treat high blood pressure has shown promise against conditions such as Parkinson’s, Huntington’s and forms of dementia in studies carried out...
Green material for refrigeration identified
18 April 2019Researchers from the UK and Spain have identified an eco-friendly solid that could replace the inefficient and polluting gases used in most refrigerators and air...
Additional routine ultrasounds benefit mothers and babies, and could be cost saving, study finds
17 April 2019Offering universal late pregnancy ultrasounds at 36 weeks’ gestation eliminates undiagnosed breech presentation of babies, lowers the rate of emergency caesarean sections, and improves the...
Variations in the ‘fogginess’ of the universe identify a milestone in cosmic history
16 April 2019Large differences in the ‘fogginess’ of the early universe were caused by islands of cold gas left behind when the universe heated up after the...