Early warning tool will help control huge locust swarms
19 December 2024A new tool that predicts the behaviour of desert locust populations will help national agencies to manage huge swarms before they devastate food crops in...
Massive black hole in the early universe spotted taking a ‘nap’ after overeating
18 December 2024Scientists have spotted a massive black hole in the early universe that is ‘napping’ after stuffing itself with too much food.
The lab making food healthier and medicine cheaper
16 December 2024Dr Nicola Patron is cultivating a new kind of biotechnology, where we can read nature’s blueprints and direct its energy to more potent ends.
Cambridge to trial cutting-edge semiconductor technologies for wider use in major European project
10 December 2024The University of Cambridge is one of two UK participants named as part of the PIXEurope consortium, a collaboration between research organisations from across Europe...
Wrong trees in the wrong place can make cities hotter at night, study reveals
10 December 2024While trees can cool some cities significantly during the day, new research shows that tree canopies can also trap heat and raise temperatures at night....
Pacific curators restore Indigenous voices to colonial-era collections, in MAA exhibition
08 December 2024'Fault Lines', a new exhibition at MAA, offers an intimate exploration of Pacific cultures guided by Indigenous curators and contemporary artists from Hawai‘i, the Torres...
Professor Duncan Richards appointed as Head of Department of Medicine
06 December 2024Professor Duncan Richards has today been announced as the new Head of the Department of Medicine at the University of Cambridge.
Imaging technique allows rapid assessment of ovarian cancer subtypes and their response to treatment
06 December 2024An MRI-based imaging technique developed at the University of Cambridge predicts the response of ovarian cancer tumours to treatment, and rapidly reveals how well treatment...
Cambridge researchers develop urine test for early detection of lung cancer
06 December 2024Cambridge scientists have developed a urine test for early detection of lung cancer. The test, the first of its kind, detects ‘zombie’ cells that could...
War in Lebanon has turned a decade of education crisis into a catastrophe - report
05 December 2024Israel-Hezbollah conflict has deepened an education crisis in which children have lost up to 60% of schooling in 6 years, study shows.