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Cambridge researchers awarded ARIA funding

09 Oct 2026
Cambridge researchers have been awarded funding from the Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA) to use proteins as manufacturing tools to...
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Abstract purple lines

Physicists solve 40-year-old magnetic mystery

25 Aug 2026
Quantum particles turn into a spread-out ‘wisp of fog’ when they cross a mirror-like boundary.
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Microscopic and magnetic characterisation of a giant spearhead magnetofossil

Ancient ‘animal GPS’ identified in magnetic fossils

18 Nov 2025
The earliest evidence of an internal ‘GPS’ system in an animal has been identified by researchers, which could help explain how some modern birds and...
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Adult cicada on a leaf

Swarming cicadas, stock traders, and the wisdom of the crowd

01 Feb 2024
The springtime emergence of vast swarms of cicadas can be explained by a mathematical model of collective decision-making with similarities to models...
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Magnetic monopoles in hematite

Diamonds and rust help unveil ‘impossible’ quasi-particles

05 Dec 2023
Researchers have discovered magnetic monopoles – isolated magnetic charges – in a material closely related to rust, a result that could be used to...
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Monitoring particle air pollution either side of the tredge installed at St Ambrose primary school, Manchester.

Roadside hedges can reduce harmful ultrafine particle pollution around schools

13 Sep 2023
A new study led by Cambridge University confirms that planting hedges between roadsides and school playgrounds can dramatically reduce children’s...
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London Underground trains

London Underground polluted with metallic particles small enough to enter human bloodstrem

15 Dec 2022
The London Underground is polluted with ultrafine metallic particles small enough to end up in the human bloodstream, according to University of...
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