Economic sanctions in Russia risk breaking international law if they lead to global food shortages
08 April 2022Cristiane Derani argues that the war, and sanctions imposed, will spread a wave of food insecurity throughout the world.
Deep learning and disease detection
07 April 2022Marcel Gehrung, co-founder and CEO of rapidly growing Cambridge biotech company, Cyted, on revolutionising disease diagnostics and the challenges of building a business during a...
Lessons from modern languages can reboot Latin learning
07 April 2022A new guide calls for a broader approach to teaching Latin, one that draws on modern languages education, involving speaking, music and storytelling.
Charts map rapid growth and slow decline of brains
06 April 2022An international team of researchers has created a series of brain charts spanning our entire lifespan – from a 15 week old fetus to 100...
‘Robot scientist’ Eve finds that less than one third of scientific results are reproducible
06 April 2022Researchers have used a combination of automated text analysis and the ‘robot scientist’ Eve to semi-automate the process of reproducing research results. The problem of...
Epilepsy drug could help prevent stroke in people with ‘furred’ arteries
04 April 2022A drug used to treat epilepsy patients could help prevent stroke in people whose arteries show signs of atherosclerosis – furring of the arteries –...
Exploring Antarctica in Cambridge
01 April 2022In its inaugural year in 2021, the Cambridge Festival managed to reach every continent on Earth - except Antarctica. So, for 2022, we’ve brought Antarctica...
Protection of refugee animals is vital to support livelihoods and health
31 March 2022The lifting of veterinary regulations to allow animals to be moved to safety during Ukraine's humanitarian crisis is unprecedented. Dorien Braam argues for this approach to be...
Poorly conceived payment-on-results funding threatens to undermine education aid
30 March 2022Analysis of a results-based-financing programme for education aid in Ethiopia finds that multiple aspects of the arrangement were unfit for purpose from the start and...
NRICH: nurturing next-generation problem solvers
30 March 2022NRICH spent the last two years in emergency rescue mode, helping learners in lockdown. Its online resources attracted over a million page views per week. Now celebrating...