Scientists explore the inner workings of the teenage brain
15 May 2013New study to reveal what happens to the human brain as we mature; research will also provide insight into the development of mental disorders
Creativity that counts
14 May 2013In a digital world, literature, art and music are often the result of collaborative efforts. But who owns what, and can copyright law cope? New...
Graphene joins the race to redefine the ampere
13 May 2013A new joint innovation by the University of Cambridge and the National Physical Laboratory (NPL), the UK’s National Measurement Institute, could pave the way for...
Behind the curtain: a history of Russian intelligence
11 May 2013Ahead of his talk at the Hay Festival, Jonathan Haslam discusses his forthcoming history of Soviet intelligence organisations, revealing, among other things, just how unprepared...
Clickable history
09 May 2013Geographic information systems – once limited to the domain of physical geographers – are emerging as a promising tool to study the past, as researchers...
Has the nation reached its sell-by date?
09 May 2013Dr Malachi McIntosh, Lecturer in Postcolonial and Related Literatures, wonders what Britishness is, as Granta magazine publishes its influential, once-per-decade ‘Best of Young British Novelists’...
‘Polluted’ stellar graveyard gives glimpse of our Solar System after Sun’s implosion
09 May 2013Research indicates the existence of Earth-like planets in dead solar system through latest chemical analysis techniques
Climate change: can nature help us?
08 May 2013Hard-engineered sea walls have a limited life span. Could saltmarshes and mangroves offer a different approach to buffering against storm surges and coastal erosion?
Mood-tracking app paves way for pocket therapy
08 May 2013An Android app which keeps tabs on users’ mood swings and works out what might be causing them has been developed by researchers, with implications...
Cinematic geographies of Battersea
07 May 2013Research is combining film ‘archaeology’ with digital technology to create a new approach to ‘sites of memory’ for the London borough of Battersea.