Harnessing the possibilities of the nanoworld
29 September 2016Scientists have long suspected that the way materials behave on the nanoscale – that is when particles have dimensions of about 1–100 nanometres – is...
The fall and rise of Native North America
26 September 2016The story of Native North America – from its vast contribution to world culture, to the often taboo social problems of drinking, gambling and violence...
Opinion: Brexit and the importance of languages for Britain
26 September 2016In the first of a new series of comment pieces written by linguists at Cambridge, Sarah Colvin, Schröder Professor of German and Head of the Department...
Opinion: More women are running the world, so why aren't more men doing the dishes?
23 September 2016The number of women in global leadership positions continues to increase, but the change seems one-sided, writes Dr Alice Evans (Geography) on The Conversation website....
Trophy hunting of lions can aid in conservation, but overhaul of system is required, say researchers
23 September 2016New research has found that controlled trophy hunting of lions can actually help conserve the species, but only in areas where hunting companies are given...
'Extreme sleepover #18' – rebuilding earthquake-shattered Christchurch
22 September 2016Kristen MacAskill describes how an earthquake in her hometown served to influence her career as an engineer.
Unprecedented study of Aboriginal Australians points to one shared Out of Africa migration for modern humans
21 September 2016The first significant investigation into the genomics of Aboriginal Australians has uncovered several major findings about early human populations. These include evidence of a single...
Ancient ‘trace’ in Papuan genomes suggests previously unknown expansion out of Africa
21 September 2016Several major studies, published today, concur that virtually all current global human populations stem from a single wave of expansion out of Africa. Yet one...
Dementia: Catching the memory thief
21 September 2016It's over a hundred years since the first case of Alzheimer’s disease was diagnosed. Since then we’ve learned a great deal about the protein ‘tangles’...
Study identifies different ways to help social businesses grow
21 September 2016New study identifies four strategies and two key methods for scaling up social businesses in developing countries in order to meet the unmet needs of...