Research
Scientists have discovered several 518-million-year-old fossils that reshape the origins of the group of animals that contains starfish, and found that they ate their food...
Freelance platforms don’t recognise credentials built up over decades by skilled workers.
Some of the most vulnerable children and young people are failing to get access to mental health support despite much higher levels of need, according...
Has your partner ever woken you up at night with their coughing? Has your coughing ever woken them up? New research suggests it could be...
Reading for pleasure – from tucking into a Jane Austen classic to devouring a Heartstopper graphic novel – is linked to better mental health, greater...
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.
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