Fair representation in Europe?
11 March 2011Until now, seats in the European Parliament have been allocated by political bargaining. A fairer way has been devised by an international panel of mathematicians,...
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08 March 2011A new study of wrongdoing and its cultures in Spain from 1800 to 1936 will explore the fascination of popular versions of crime and other...
Extra testosterone reduces your empathy
10 February 2011A new study from Utrecht and Cambridge Universities has for the first time found that an administration of testosterone under the tongue in volunteers negatively...
Artificial pancreas in pregnancy promises fewer diabetes deaths
01 February 2011Cambridge research funded by the health charity Diabetes UK has for the first time successfully demonstrated the potential of an artificial pancreas in pregnant women...
Was the fox prehistoric man’s best friend?
31 January 2011Early humans may have preferred the fox to the dog as an animal companion, new archaeological findings suggest.
Killing Kings
31 January 2011A new study by a Cambridge University criminologist reveals just how dangerous it was to be a monarch in Europe before the modern era.
Herschel looks back in time to see today's stars bursting into life
12 January 2011An international team of astronomers have presented the first conclusive evidence for a dramatic surge in star birth in a recently discovered population of massive...
Fruit fly droppings give insight into human gut problems
10 January 2011Clues about how the human gut helps regulate our appetite have come from a most unusual source – fruit fly faeces.
Research road trip to uncover Iceland’s literary and cultural heritage
10 January 2011A decommissioned Land Rover ambulance will be home to Cambridge University’s Dr Emily Lethbridge from December – as she begins an epic year-long research trip...
Research lays foundation for new era of electronics
10 January 2011Physicists from the Hitachi Cambridge Laboratory, the University of Cambridge and other institutes have successfully developed technology to enable the control and detection of spin...