Superconductor breakthrough could power new advances
09 July 2010The first batch of a new range of powerful superconductors which could revolutionise the production of machines like hospital MRI scanners and protect the national...
Core values set new date for birth of the Earth
09 July 2010The Earth could be up to 70 million years younger than scientists previously thought, a study has found.
New kids on the block
08 July 2010The negotiating styles of the world’s biggest rising powers – China, India and Brazil – could offer important clues about any future challenge they may...
Wealthier, but not necessarily healthier
07 July 2010One of the most famous and influential mantras of Barack Obama’s chief economic adviser – that wealthier nations are also healthier – has been called...
Tradition explains why some meerkats are late risers
07 July 2010Just as afternoon tea is traditional in England but not in France, different groups of meerkats have different ways of doing things, Cambridge zoologists have...
Against all odds: archaic Greek in a modern world
01 July 2010An endangered Greek dialect spoken in Turkey has been identified by Dr Ioanna Sitaridou as a "linguistic goldmine" because of its closeness to a language...
Killer whales and the mystery of human menopause
01 July 2010The evolutionary mystery of menopause is a step closer to being solved thanks to research on killer whales.
Just press print
01 July 2010An academic industrial consortium is developing the scientific know-how to underpin a printing revolution.
Overall safety of statins confirmed
29 June 2010The use of statins in patients without a prior history of heart attacks and strokes is of little real benefit in preventing deaths in the...
New blood-test to aid in Schizophrenia diagnosis
28 June 2010A new blood-test resulting from research at Cambridge University could aid in the early diagnosis of recent-onset schizophrenia - complementing the traditional patient interview-based diagnosis.