Mito warriors: how T cell assassins reload their weapons to kill and kill again
14 Oct 2021Cambridge researchers have discovered how T cells – an important component of our immune system – are able to keep on killing as they hunt down and...
Researchers identify and clear efficiency hurdle for organic solar cells
29 Sep 2021Researchers have identified a key mechanism responsible for the lower efficiencies of organic solar cells and shown a way that this hurdle might be...
‘Back to basics’ approach helps unravel new phase of matter
27 Sep 2021A new phase of matter, thought to be understandable only using quantum physics, can be studied with far simpler classical methods.
The neurobiologist who grew ‘mini-brain’ tissues in a dish
20 Sep 2021When Madeline Lancaster’s attempt to grow neural stem cells ‘failed’ she had no idea that the floating balls of cells she saw in her petri dish were...
Have we detected dark energy? Cambridge scientists say it’s a possibility
15 Sep 2021Dark energy, the mysterious force that causes the universe to accelerate, may have been responsible for unexpected results from the XENON1T...
European lakes potential hotspots of microplastic pollution
14 Sep 2021A study published today in the journal PLOS Biology suggests that human activity and land use in areas surrounding lakes drive significant...
Gut bacteria accumulate many common medications and may reduce their effectiveness
08 Sep 2021Common medications can accumulate in gut bacteria, a new study has found, altering bacterial function and potentially reducing the medications’...
Going up: birds and mammals evolve faster if their home is rising
02 Sep 2021The rise and fall of Earth’s land surface over the last three million years shaped the evolution of birds and mammals, a new study has found, with...
Nano ‘camera’ made using molecular glue allows real-time monitoring of chemical reactions
02 Sep 2021Researchers have made a tiny camera, held together with ‘molecular glue’ that allows them to observe chemical reactions in real time.
New class of habitable exoplanets 'a big step forward' in search for life
26 Aug 2021A new class of exoplanet very different to our own, but which could support life, has been identified by astronomers, which could greatly accelerate...
Farmed carnivores may become ‘disease reservoirs’ posing human health risk
24 Aug 2021Carnivorous animals lack key genes needed to detect and respond to infection by pathogens, a study has found.
‘Vegetarian’ giant tortoise filmed attacking and eating seabird
23 Aug 2021Researchers have captured on film the moment when a Seychelles giant tortoise, Aldabrachelys gigantea , attacked and ate a tern chick. This is the...