Research
Research using gambling techniques shows that even very recent experiences carry a ‘temporal markdown’ so that those more immediate carry disproportionate weight in decision-making, meaning...
First time ‘wolf in sheep’s clothing’ mimicry has been seen in birds. Host birds have evolved a general counter-strategy in which they defend against all...
Sheep are smarter than we might think, with brains surprisingly similar to ours. These similarities are helping researchers to study a devastating and incurable infant...
The Cambridge Animal Alphabet series celebrates Cambridge's connections with animals through literature, art, science and society. Here, B is for Bear – found roaming Cambridgeshire 120,000 years ago,...
When is a rare disease not a rare disease? The answer: when big data gets involved. An ambitious new research project aims to show patients...
The global movement patterns of all four seasonal influenza viruses are illustrated in research published today in the journal Nature, providing a detailed account of...
New film series Novel Thoughts reveals the reading habits of eight Cambridge scientists and peeks inside the covers of the books that have played a...
Literature and science may seem like opposite ends of the spectrum, but reading can have an impact on even the most scientific of brains. A...
Charities want your time and not just your money: new study identifies factors that lessen ‘time aversion’ in charitable giving.
A team of researchers led by the University of Cambridge has described for the first time in humans how the epigenome – the suite of...
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