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Largest chemical map of the Milky Way unveiled

The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Gaia mission has released a new treasure trove of data about our home galaxy, including stellar DNA, asymmetric motions, strange ‘starquakes’, and other fascinating insights.

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Professor Stephen J Toope, Vice-Chancellor

Vice-Chancellor warns of 'brain drain' sparked by EU row, during annual Kate Pretty Lecture

Professor Stephen J Toope, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, has expressed fears that a continued stand-off between the UK and EU will lead to a “brain drain”.

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Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina

Extreme weather and climate events likely to drive increase in gender-based violence

As the climate crisis leads to more intense and more frequent extreme weather and climate-related events, this in turn risks increasing the amount of gender-based violence experienced by women, girls, and sexual and gender minorities, say researchers.

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Pre-school play with friends lowers risk of mental health problems later

Children who learn to play well with others at pre-school age tend to enjoy better mental health as they get older, new research shows. The findings provide the first clear evidence that ‘peer play ability’, the capacity to play successfully with other children, has a protective effect on mental health.

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Intensive farming may actually reduce risk of pandemics, experts argue

24 June 2022

Scientists evaluate the evidence that intensive livestock farming is causing pandemics, and find that intensive farming could actually reduce the risk of future...

Developmental dyslexia essential to human adaptive success, study argues

24 June 2022

Researchers say people with Developmental Dyslexia have specific strengths relating to exploring the unknown that have contributed to the successful adaptation...

What did Megalodon eat? Anything it wanted — including other predators

23 June 2022

New research involving the University of Cambridge shows that prehistoric megatooth sharks — the biggest sharks that ever lived — were the ultimate...

Devil-Land by Dr Clare Jackson wins the Wolfson History Prize 2022

23 June 2022

A book about Britain’s tumultuous seventeenth century by Cambridge historian Dr Clare Jackson has triumphed in one of the most prestigious prizes for hist...

Loss of nature is pushing nations toward credit downgrades and 'bankruptcy'

23 June 2022

The first biodiversity-adjusted sovereign credit rating warns of looming national debt crises across 26 countries. Financial markets should use scientific...

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