Cuckoos evolve to look like their hosts - and form new species in the process
30 May 2024Two decades of cuckoo research have helped scientists to explain how battles between species can cause new species to arise
Earliest, most distant galaxy discovered with James Webb Space Telescope
30 May 2024The two earliest and most distant galaxies yet confirmed, dating back to only 300 million years after the Big Bang, have been discovered using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), an international team of astronomers today announced.
Testing the water
30 May 2024Industry placements for PhD students can be hugely beneficial for all concerned. We hear from two former students and the companies they worked for.
Getting to grips with an extra thumb
29 May 2024Cambridge researchers have shown that members of the public have little trouble in learning very quickly how to use a third thumb – a controllable, prosthetic extra thumb – to pick up and manipulate objects.
Clare Hall, Cambridge and LUT University, Finland sign agreement on fellowships and global climate prize
28 May 2024Clare Hall, Cambridge and LUT University, Finland, establish a Visiting Fellowship programme and joint Global Prize for Solutions to Climate Change Threats. Please read more about this story here
Cambridge research receives £5 million boost for ‘world-leading’ cardiovascular research
28 May 2024The University of Cambridge has received £5 million funding from the British Heart Foundation (BHF) to support its world-class cardiovascular disease research over the next five years, the charity has announced.
US Food and Drug Administration approves Cambridge-developed artificial pancreas
24 May 2024An artificial pancreas developed by researchers at the University of Cambridge has been granted approval by the USA’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use by individuals with type 1 diabetes aged two and older, including during pregnancy.
Imperceptible sensors made from ‘electronic spider silk’ can be printed directly on human skin
24 May 2024Researchers have developed a method to make adaptive and eco-friendly sensors that can be directly and imperceptibly printed onto a wide range of biological surfaces, whether that’s a finger or a flower petal.
Cement recycling method could help solve one of the world’s biggest climate challenges
22 May 2024Researchers from the University of Cambridge have developed a method to produce very low-emission concrete at scale – an innovation that could be transformative for the transition to net zero.
The Butterfly Effect
22 May 2024New climate-themed art exhibition by local schoolchildren opens its wings at the Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences
