Mouse study suggests a common diabetes drug may prevent leukaemia
17 April 2025Metformin, a widely used and affordable diabetes drug, could prevent a form of acute myeloid leukaemia in people at high risk of the disease, a...
Extreme drought contributed to barbarian invasion of late Roman Britain, tree-ring study reveals
17 April 2025Three consecutive years of drought contributed to the ‘Barbarian Conspiracy’, a pivotal moment in the history of Roman Britain, a new Cambridge-led study reveals. Researchers...
Strongest hints yet of biological activity outside the solar system
17 April 2025Astronomers have detected the most promising signs yet of a possible biosignature outside the solar system, although they remain cautious.
Growing wildflowers on disused urban land can damage bee health
16 April 2025Wildflowers growing on land previously used for buildings and factories can accumulate lead, arsenic and other metal contaminants from the soil, which are consumed by...
Opinion: Whether democracy can survive AI will depend on us
14 April 2025What is the best framework for the global governance of AI? How do we respond to tech companies who argue against regulation? Is our current...
Harmful effects of digital tech – the science ‘needs fixing’, experts argue
10 April 2025From social media to AI, online technologies are changing too fast for the scientific infrastructure used to gauge their public health harms, say two leaders...
Scientists create 'metal detector' to hunt down tumours
10 April 2025Cambridge researchers have created a ‘metal detector’ algorithm that can hunt down vulnerable tumours, in a development that could one day revolutionise the treatment of...
Handheld device could transform heart disease screening
08 April 2025Researchers have developed a handheld device that could potentially replace stethoscopes as a tool for detecting certain types of heart disease.
Researchers demonstrate the UK’s first long-distance ultra-secure communication over a quantum network
08 April 2025Researchers have successfully demonstrated the UK’s first long-distance ultra-secure transfer of data over a quantum communications network, including the UK’s first long-distance quantum-secured video call.
One in 3,000 people at risk of punctured lung from faulty gene – almost 100 times higher than previous estimate
08 April 2025As many as one in 3,000 people could be carrying a faulty gene that significantly increases their risk of a punctured lung, according to new...