Moving our bodies - and mindsets
07 June 2024Moving your body and mind can help promote mental wellbeing in the workplace, say Cambridge researchers.
Earliest detection of metal challenges what we know about the first galaxies
06 June 2024Astronomers have detected carbon in a galaxy just 350 million years after the Big Bang, the earliest detection of any element in the universe other than hydrogen.
Afghanistan: the inside story of the withdrawal
05 June 2024It is nearly 3 years since the US and the UK withdrew from Afghanistan. A key figure in the evacuation was the UK’s last ambassador to Afghanistan, Laurie Bristow – now president of Hughes Hall, Cambridge. Here he talks about his new book Kabul: Final Call: The Inside Story of the Withdrawal from Afghanistan, August 2021 and the lessons we should learn.
Electrified charcoal ‘sponge’ can soak up CO2 directly from the air
05 June 2024Researchers have developed a low-cost, energy-efficient method for making materials that can capture carbon dioxide directly from the air.
New instrument to search for signs of life on other planets
05 June 2024The European Southern Observatory (ESO) has signed an agreement for the design and construction of ANDES, the ArmazoNes high Dispersion Echelle Spectrograph.
Changemakers in cancer: Swetha Kannan
05 June 2024Swetha was 12 years old when she decided she would help to unravel the mysteries of cancer. Twelve years later, she's studying for a PhD on cancer immunology, has launched a social enterprise to support the mental health of cancer patients in India and has designed a portable diagnostics tool to detect head and neck cancers.
‘Missing’ sea sponges discovered
05 June 2024The discovery, published in Nature, opens a new window on early animal evolution.
Genetics study points to potential treatments for restless leg syndrome
05 June 2024Scientists have discovered genetic clues to the cause of restless leg syndrome, a condition common among older adults. The discovery could help identify those individuals at greatest risk of the condition and point to potential ways to treat it.
Cambridge on World Environment Day 2024
05 June 2024This year's World Environment Day focus is on land restoration. So we spoke with three Cambridge researchers working on reviving landscapes, boosting biodiversity, and collaborating with communities to mitigate and adapt to the impacts of climate change.
Exercising during pregnancy normalises eating behaviours in offspring from obese mice
04 June 2024Maternal obesity in pregnancy changes the eating behaviours of offspring by increasing long-term levels of particular molecules known as microRNAs in the part of the brain that controls appetite – but this can be changed by exercise during pregnancy, a study in obese mice has suggested.
