Cambridge researchers awarded European Research Council Starting Grants
Three researchers from the University of Cambridge have been awarded Starting Grants from the European Research Council, to support early-career researchers across Europe.
A thousand eyes on the Universe: new UK-led astronomy instrument takes first look into the heart of the Milky Way
Groundbreaking instrument captures its first observations of the heart of our Galaxy, launching a mission to map millions of stars and galaxies.
Pre-eclampsia discovery could lead to new test and treatments for at-risk pregnancies
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...
Physicists solve 40-year-old magnetic mystery
Quantum particles turn into a spread-out ‘wisp of fog’ when they cross a mirror-like boundary.
UK politicians think public opposition to climate policy is far greater than it is, study finds
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...
Operation Blue Skies takes off: landmark trial to test AI-driven contrail avoidance
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...
Tiny satellite will use the dark side of the Moon to eavesdrop on whispers from the early universe
A tiny UK-developed satellite, roughly the size of a small carry-on suitcase, could help answer one of the biggest questions in cosmology: what happened in...
Cambridge to lead new £20m MRC Hub to transform development of new medicines using stem cells and AI
The Medical Research Council (MRC) has announced a £20 million investment in a new Pre-clinical Translational Models Hub, led by Cambridge, which will transform the...
No bosses, no problem! Pre-Hispanic farmers built giant water system bottom-up, archaeologists reveal
Communities living in Colombia thousands of years ago achieved an engineering wonder of the world based on cooperation among family groups without top-down government, a...
New DNA sequencing method reveals layer of epigenetic information inside our cells
Researchers are uncovering a new layer of epigenetic information inside our cells. Learning to interpret its language could let us track the development of cancers...