Forget walking… tiny insect jumps on water
03 December 2012Footage shows how a little creature propels itself off water.
The vanishing voices of Nepal, Africa – and New York
01 December 2012A Cambridge academic devoted to the documentation of endangered languages has returned to a remote Nepali village to hand over a two-volume dictionary and grammar...
Katherine Hughes awarded The Royal College of Pathologists’ Gold Research Medal
30 November 2012The Royal College of Pathologists’ Gold Research Medal 2012 has been awarded to Katherine Hughes (Pathology) for her entry covering the speciality of veterinary pathology.
New patient-friendly way to make stem cells for fight against heart disease
30 November 2012Promising new technique for creating stem cells using a routine blood sample.
'Votes for Prisoners? Democracy and the European Convention on Human Rights'
29 November 2012Decisions of the European Court of Human Rights holding that the UK's blanket ban on voting by convicted prisoners violates Article 3 of Protocol 1...
Mastering public policy
29 November 2012A new Master’s Programme in Public Policy, launching today by the University of Cambridge, will equip policy makers of tomorrow with the tools to make...
Scientists identify depression and anxiety biomarker in youths
28 November 2012Test could be used as an inexpensive screening tool to facilitate early intervention.
Low-mass planets make good neighbours for debris discs
27 November 2012Astronomers using the Herschel Space Observatory have detected massive debris discs around two nearby stars hosting low-mass planets. The discovery suggests that debris discs may...
Syria's Muslim Brotherhood looking to return from exile
26 November 2012The exiled Muslim Brotherhood in Syria is preparing to exploit the current crisis in the country to make its return, but is unlikely to link...
Humanity's last invention and our uncertain future
25 November 2012A philosopher, a scientist and a software engineer have come together to propose a new centre at Cambridge to address developments in human technologies that...