Cambridgeshire Quarry throws up 4,500-year-old find
16 July 2010A remarkable piece of Neolithic rock art, unlike anything previously found in Eastern England, has been unearthed in the Cambridgeshire village of Over.
Risk of death higher if born outside working week
15 July 2010Babies born at night or at the weekend are at greater risk of dying due to lack of oxygen (anoxia) than those born during normal...
Large mammals declining in Africa’s parks
13 July 2010African national parks such as Masai Mara and the Serengeti have seen populations of large mammals decline by up to 59 per cent, Cambridge researchers...
Superconductor breakthrough could power new advances
09 July 2010The first batch of a new range of powerful superconductors which could revolutionise the production of machines like hospital MRI scanners and protect the national...
Core values set new date for birth of the Earth
09 July 2010The Earth could be up to 70 million years younger than scientists previously thought, a study has found.
New kids on the block
08 July 2010The negotiating styles of the world’s biggest rising powers – China, India and Brazil – could offer important clues about any future challenge they may...
Wealthier, but not necessarily healthier
07 July 2010One of the most famous and influential mantras of Barack Obama’s chief economic adviser – that wealthier nations are also healthier – has been called...
Tradition explains why some meerkats are late risers
07 July 2010Just as afternoon tea is traditional in England but not in France, different groups of meerkats have different ways of doing things, Cambridge zoologists have...
Against all odds: archaic Greek in a modern world
01 July 2010An endangered Greek dialect spoken in Turkey has been identified by Dr Ioanna Sitaridou as a "linguistic goldmine" because of its closeness to a language...
Killer whales and the mystery of human menopause
01 July 2010The evolutionary mystery of menopause is a step closer to being solved thanks to research on killer whales.