Gut microbes could protect us from toxic ‘forever chemicals’
01 July 2025Scientists have discovered that certain species of microbe found in the human gut can absorb PFAS - the toxic and long-lasting ‘forever chemicals.’ They say...
Patient with debilitating inherited condition receives new approved treatment on the NHS in Europe first
27 June 2025A teenager who has lost family members including her mother because of a rare genetic hereditary illness has become the first patient in the UK...
Taking a closer look at life
25 June 2025A team at Cambridge is helping to drive biological discovery through innovation in microscope technologies
AI art protection tools still leave creators at risk, researchers say
24 June 2025Artists urgently need stronger defences to protect their work from being used to train AI models without their consent.
‘Pill-on-a-thread’ could replace endoscopies for half of all patients being monitored for oesophageal cancer risk
23 June 2025Endoscopies could be replaced by far less invasive capsule sponge tests for half of all patients with Barrett’s oesophagus, a known precursor to oesophageal cancer.
Rubin Observatory reveals first images
23 June 2025The Vera C Rubin Observatory, a new scientific facility that will bring the night sky to life like never before using the largest camera ever...
The man behind the mangroves
23 June 2025Dr Tom Worthington works on the restoration and conservation of coastal ecosystems. The data he provides sits at the heart of billion-pound initiatives to save...
Cosmic signal from the very early universe will help astronomers detect the first stars
20 June 2025Understanding how the universe transitioned from darkness to light with the formation of the first stars and galaxies is a key turning point in the...
Placenta and hormone levels in the womb may have been key driver in human evolution
20 June 2025The placenta and the hormones it produces may have played a crucial role in the evolution of the human brain, while also leading to the...
Learning to thrive in diverse African habitats allowed early humans to spread across the world
18 June 2025Before the ‘Out of Africa’ migration that led our ancestors into Eurasia and beyond, human populations learned to adapt to new and challenging habitats including...