A bridge of stars connects two dwarf galaxies
08 February 2017The Magellanic Clouds, the two largest satellite galaxies of the Milky Way, appear to be connected by a bridge stretching across 43,000 light years, according...
The Bible as a weapon of war
08 February 2017How do former Lord’s Resistance Army soldiers – men, women and children who have used the Bible as a weapon of war – learn to reread the scriptures...
Keeping the lights on in Ghana
07 February 2017When Ghanaian Abu Yaya wondered why his country imports all of its electroporcelain – a small but crucial component for electrical power transmission – it...
Concerns over wasting doctor’s time may affect decision to see GP
07 February 2017Worries over wasting their doctor’s time, particularly at a time when NHS resources are stretched, may influence when and whether patients choose to see their...
Cambridge-Africa Programme: 58 institutions, 26 countries, and growing
06 February 2017We ask how a 'matchmaking' programme that teams up Cambridge and African researchers is making expertise and resources available to support Africans working in Africa.
'The Iron Lady' and the paradox of treating anaemia
03 February 2017Iron deficiency can be fatal. But in countries where patients are also likely to have other serious diseases, so too can the iron supplements used...
Baltic hunter-gatherers adopted farming without influence of mass migration, ancient DNA suggests
02 February 2017Ancient DNA analyses show that – unlike elsewhere in Europe – farmers from the Near East did not overtake hunter-gatherer populations in the Baltic. The findings...
“A girl without education is nothing in the world”
02 February 2017Half the children in Africa miss out on school and basic learning as a result of poverty, gender or disability. While major efforts are being...
Ancient DNA reveals 'genetic continuity’ between Stone Age and modern populations in East Asia
01 February 2017In contrast to Western Europeans, new research finds contemporary East Asians are genetically much closer to the ancient hunter-gatherers that lived in the same region...
Cambridge and Africa
01 February 2017Cambridge is one of the world’s leading universities in its engagement with, and support for, African research. This month we begin a month-long focus on...