Brain activity in sex addiction mirrors that of drug addiction
11 July 2014Pornography triggers brain activity in people with compulsive sexual behaviour – known commonly as sex addiction – similar to that triggered by drugs in the...
Study reveals economic impact of El Niño
11 July 2014El Niño has a significant impact on the world and local economies - and not always for the worst - and countries should plan ahead...
I’ve been working like a dog: revisiting a 1960s study of the working class
10 July 2014The Beatles' song A Hard Day’s Night was released 50 years ago today. Its runaway success in the charts overlapped with a major sociological study...
Nicklinson - The Right to Die?
10 July 2014Nicola Padfield explores some aspects of the important decision of the Supreme Court in Nicklinson (R (Nicklinson and another) v Ministry of Justice; R (AM)...
Sir David Baulcombe named as new Biochemical Society President
09 July 2014Plant scientist and geneticist elected as president of learned society for work on cancer, HIV and disease-resistant crops
Mitrokhin’s KGB archive opens to public
07 July 2014KGB files from the famous Mitrokhin Archive – described by the FBI as ‘the most complete and extensive intelligence ever received from any source’ –...
‘Para Ingles ver’ (for the English to see): the other side of the World Cup
05 July 2014Brazilians are famous for their love of football but millions of ordinary people are angry at the huge sums spent on the World Cup. Lucy...
An interview with Tony Badger: 50 years a historian
04 July 2014The Choir of Clare College will tomorrow (5 July 2014) perform a special concert at West Road as tribute to outgoing Master and eminent historian Professor Tony Badger. With...
First national model for bovine TB calls for greater focus on cattle
02 July 2014The majority of outbreaks of bovine TB within cattle herds are caused by multiple transmissions routes – including failed cattle infection tests, cattle movement and...
Institute of Physics announces 2014 award winners
02 July 2014Physics awards honour work of Cambridge academics