Gaia: scientists take a step closer to revealing origins of our galaxy
03 December 2020An international team of astronomers, led by the University of Cambridge, announced the most detailed ever catalogue of the stars in a huge swathe of...
A city's pandemic
03 December 2020Cambridge University Library’s collaboration with the people of Cambridge brings to light the experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic in the city.
No country ‘immune’ to COVID-19 economic shock, but Asian nations will bounce back faster
02 December 2020Study uses 40 years of quarterly data to forecast a lengthy global recession resulting from coronavirus, with the manufacturing bases of China and East Asia...
(When) are you going to have children?
01 December 2020The decision about if and when to have children can be one of the most significant many people will ever make. But – for those...
Scientists identify warning signs over effectiveness of HIV ‘wonder drug’ in sub-Saharan Africa
01 December 2020Dolutegravir, the current first-line treatment for HIV, may not be as effective as hoped in sub-Saharan Africa, suggests new research published on World AIDS Day....
Magnetic vortices come full circle
30 November 2020The first experimental observation of three-dimensional magnetic ‘vortex rings’ provides fundamental insight into intricate nanoscale structures inside bulk magnets and offers a fresh perspective for...
Connect to nature with '12 Days of Winter Wildlife'
30 November 2020Researchers and staff at the University Museum of Zoology in Cambridge are getting ready to share their enthusiasm for winter wildlife in a special 12-day...
Displaced lives: Investigating Europe's handling of the refugee crisis and giving voice to asylum-seeking migrants
30 November 2020For the last three years, the RESPOND project has been investigating migration governance in 11 countries by foregrounding the insights of asylum-seeking migrants. Now principal...
Fast-moving gas flowing away from young star’s asteroid belt may be caused by icy comet vaporisation
30 November 2020A unique stage of planetary system evolution has been imaged by astronomers, showing fast-moving carbon monoxide gas flowing away from a star system over 400...
Journeys of discovery: Jocelyn Bell Burnell and pulsars
29 November 2020"On 28 November 1967, it came again, a string of pulses one-and-a third seconds apart." This was not the work of Little Green Men. Jocelyn...