Astronomers observe most distant oxygen ever
16 June 2016An international team of astronomers have detected glowing oxygen in a distant galaxy seen just 700 million years after the Big Bang. This is the...
Carrots and sticks fail to change behaviour in cocaine addiction
16 June 2016People who are addicted to cocaine are particularly prone to developing habits that render their behaviour resistant to change, regardless of the potentially devastating consequences,...
‘Map’ of teenage brain provides strong evidence of link between serious antisocial behaviour and brain development
16 June 2016The brains of teenagers with serious antisocial behaviour problems differ significantly in structure to those of their peers, providing the clearest evidence to date that...
Smarter than the average bird?
15 June 2016Corina Logan's research investigates behavioural flexibility in the great-tailed grackle.
Debt level analysis could help investors make sharper choices about real estate
15 June 2016Retail and institutional investors alike often buy stocks in Real Estate Investment Trusts, because they are known as defensive stocks, able to withstand periods of...
Policing: two officers ‘on the beat’ prevent 86 assaults and save thousands in prison costs
14 June 2016The results of a major criminology experiment in Peterborough suggest that investing in proactive PCSO foot patrols targeting crime ‘hot spots’ could yield a more...
Opinion: No giant leap for mankind: why we’ve been looking at human evolution in the wrong way
14 June 2016Robert Foley (Department of Archaeology and Anthropology) discusses the cumulative processes by which we became human.
Nano ‘hall of mirrors’ causes molecules to mix with light
13 June 2016Researchers have successfully used quantum states to mix a molecule with light at room temperature, which will aid in the exploration of quantum technologies and...
How to build a healthier city
13 June 2016Life in towns and cities can grind you down, but putting health and wellbeing at the centre of new housing and infrastructure developments could make...
Opinion: Women are far more anxious than men – here’s the science
10 June 2016Olivia Remes (Cambridge Institute of Public Health) discusses why women are almost twice as likely to experience anxiety as men.