Promise the Earth: why real climate action means restraint
06 February 2026A new book by a Cambridge engineer and an Oxford theologian argues that our faith in technology to solve the climate crisis is distracting us...
Political division in the US surged from 2008 onwards, study suggests
04 February 2026Almost all the rise in US polarisation over political issues since the late 1980s occurred from 2008 onwards, a new study suggests. Most of this has been driven...
Cambridge students help unearth possible Viking-era ‘execution pit’ on training dig
04 February 2026A pit containing both complete and dismembered bodies may date to when Cambridgeshire was a borderland between Saxon and Viking kingdoms – and includes an...
High levels of testosterone in the blood raise risk of coronary artery disease in men
02 February 2026High levels of testosterone in the blood have been linked to a greater risk of coronary artery disease in men, according to a new study...
Hidden struggles: Cambridge scientists share the truth behind their success
29 January 2026A group of Cambridge scientists reveal the personal struggles they’ve faced – and continue to face – as they strive for success.
Sex differences in brain growth emerge in the womb, study finds
29 January 2026Cambridge researchers have revealed a detailed picture of how the human brain grows from mid-pregnancy through the first weeks after birth and identified that sex...
Cambridge researchers named Fellows of the Academy for the Mathematical Sciences
29 January 2026Seven Cambridge researchers have been appointed Fellows of the Academy for the Mathematical Sciences. The inaugural cohort of 100 Fellows brings together the UK’s strongest...
New AI models trained on physics, not words, are driving scientific discovery
27 January 2026While popular AI models such as ChatGPT are trained on language or photographs, new models created by researchers from the Polymathic AI collaboration are trained...
Menopause linked to loss of grey matter in the brain, poorer mental health and sleep disturbance
27 January 2026Menopause is linked to reductions in grey matter volume in key brain regions as well as increased levels of anxiety and depression and difficulties with...
Astronomers reveal new details about dark matter’s influence on universe
26 January 2026Scientists using data from the James Webb Space Telescope have made one of the most detailed high-resolution maps of dark matter ever produced. It shows...