Humans rank between meerkats and beavers in monogamy ‘league table’
10 December 2025The first study to analyse rates of full vs half siblings in a range of mammals provides new evidence for monogamous behaviour in humans compared to other animals.
Eight Cambridge researchers awarded €17 million in ERC Consolidator Grants
09 December 2025Funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe programme will support promising mid-career scientists to pursue creative research ideas across a broad range of scientific fields.
Volcanic eruptions set off a chain of events that brought the Black Death to Europe
04 December 2025Clues contained in tree rings have identified mid-14th-century volcanic activity as the first domino to fall in a sequence that led to the devastation of...
Scientists rule out fourth neutrino particle in search for new physics
04 December 2025UK scientists have played a key role in solving a neutrino mystery that has challenged researchers for decades.
Astronomers spot one of the largest spinning structures ever found in the Universe
04 December 2025Astronomers have identified one of the largest rotating structures ever reported: a ‘razor-thin’ string of galaxies embedded in a giant spinning cosmic filament, 140 million...
Fossils reveal anacondas have been giants for over 12 million years
02 December 2025Scientists have reconstructed ancient anacondas from 12.4-million-year-old fossils discovered in Venezuela to find these tropical snakes were a whopping 5.2 metres long.
Parents of children with a genetic diagnosis need better support
01 December 2025Research into parental support needs is informing Cambridge Children’s Hospital’s commitment to provide a ‘whole family’ approach to care.
First ‘Bible map’ published 500 years ago still influences how we think about borders
29 November 2025The first Bible to feature a map of the Holy Land was published 500 years ago in 1525. The map was initially printed the wrong...
Bird flu viruses are resistant to fever, making them a major threat to humans
27 November 2025Bird flu viruses are a particular threat to humans because they can replicate at temperatures higher than a typical fever, one of the body’s ways...
Global bird study reveals declining ecosystem resilience
26 November 2025Human-driven changes to landscapes worldwide are ‘thinning out’ the ecological services supplied by wild birds, eroding the functions that support stable and resilient ecosystems.