Natural selection sculpts genetic information to limit diversity
13 May 2016A study of butterflies suggests that when a species adapts, other parts of its genetic make-up can be linked to that adaptation, limiting diversity in...
Youngest Ancient Egyptian human foetus discovered in miniature coffin at the Fitzwilliam Museum
12 May 2016Tiny coffin excavated at Giza in 1907 is remarkable evidence of importance placed on official burial rituals in ancient Egypt.
Ageing affects test-taking, not language, study shows
12 May 2016The ability to understand language could be much better preserved into old age than previously thought, according to researchers from the University of Cambridge, who...
Neighbourhoods with more takeaways amplify social inequalities in unhealthy eating and obesity
11 May 2016People who live or work near to a greater number of takeaway outlets are more likely to eat more takeaway food and to be overweight,...
Explaining the European Union
11 May 2016Dr Chris Bickerton's new book aims to explain how the EU works, where the power lies and how it makes decisions in an accessible way.
Opinion: Local takeaways create a double burden for obesity
11 May 2016Thomas Burgoine and Pablo Monsivais (Centre for Diet and Activity Research) discuss how takeaways can make social inequality worse.
Reading the face of a leader
10 May 2016Women (but not men) with both high and low facial masculinity are perceived as competitive leaders, finds new study co-authored by a Cambridge Judge Business...
Opinion: Can we save the algae biofuel industry?
10 May 2016Christian Ridley (Department of Plant Sciences) discusses why algae biofuel has failed to deliver, and what could be done to save this promising technology.
Study provides clues to why some breast cancers are hard to beat
10 May 2016Scientists have unearthed crucial new genetic information about how breast cancer develops and the genetic changes which can be linked to survival, according to a...
First global map of flow within the Earth’s mantle finds the surface is moving up and down “like a yo-yo”
09 May 2016Researchers have compiled the first global set of observations of flow within the Earth’s mantle – the layer between the crust and the core –...