The dark side of the art world
20 March 2012Looting of antiquities from archaeological sites is a serious crime. A fully-booked talk at Cambridge Science Festival on Thursday will unearth some of the dirty...
One step for early hominins: Study reveals why our ancestors switched to bipedal power
20 March 2012Our earliest ancestors may have started walking on two limbs instead of four in a bid to monopolise resources and to carry as much food...
How to engineer intelligence
19 March 2012“Do we actually want machines to interact with humans in an emotional way? Will it be possible for them to interact with us?”
The crisis of shareholder primacy
19 March 2012If we want to prevent the next financial crisis, a new model of corporate governance is needed to replace shareholder primacy in financial institutions. Gates...
Thatcher papers reveal her ‘grimmest year’
17 March 2012Thousands of papers relating to perhaps the toughest year of Margaret Thatcher’s premiership are to be opened to the public at Cambridge University’s Churchill Archives...
“Back To Sleep” message took longer to reach deprived areas
17 March 2012The “Back To Sleep” campaign, which played a crucial role in preventing SIDS in the 1990s, took up to 15 years to work in areas...
Mystery of Anglo-Saxon teen buried in bed with gold cross
16 March 2012Extraordinary 7th century discovery on outskirts of Cambridge offers unique insights into the origins of English Christianity.
Genetic study shows that inflammatory protein plays a role in heart disease
15 March 2012Study suggests that anti-inflammatory drugs could be used to treat cardiovascular disease.
Under the Microscope #16 - Nanowires
15 March 2012Nanowires growing in real time. Each nanowire is roughly 450 atoms wide.
The next decade of mental health drugs
15 March 2012Academics advocate for changes to how we development better treatments for mental health.