Research
Cambridge’s Professor of Literature and the Environmental Humanities, Robert Macfarlane, will contribute to BBC Radio 4’s highly prestigious series of public lectures in late 2026...
One of the oldest known 3D fossils of an animal has been discovered in a sheep field in the Norwegian Arctic, the first new major...
Molecules called reactive oxygen species, which include so-called 'free radicals', have long been viewed as damaging byproducts of our body’s metabolism – a reason why...
Scientists have produced the first full scale wiring map of a male adult animal’s brain and nerve cord, enabling unprecedented insights into how the brain...
Three researchers from the University of Cambridge have been awarded Starting Grants from the European Research Council, to support early-career researchers across Europe.
Groundbreaking instrument captures its first observations of the heart of our Galaxy, launching a mission to map millions of stars and galaxies.
Cambridge scientists have identified a key protein that could act as a predictor for pre-eclampsia and fetal growth restriction, two of the major causes of...
Quantum particles turn into a spread-out ‘wisp of fog’ when they cross a mirror-like boundary.
Study involving 100 sitting MPs reveals gulf between perceptions of the political class and realities of public attitudes on environmental issues such as insulation and...
A UK-based consortium will conduct the world’s first airspace trial aimed at reducing condensation trails – known as contrails – that could greatly reduce aviation’s...
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