Origins of black holes revealed in their spin, study finds
07 January 2025Gravitational waves data held clues for high-mass black holes’ violent beginnings
Sex differences in brain structure present at birth
07 January 2025Sex differences in brain structure are present from birth, research from the Autism Research Centre at the University of Cambridge has shown.
Loneliness linked to higher risk of heart disease and stroke and susceptibility to infection
03 January 2025Interactions with friends and family may keep us healthy because they boost our immune system and reduce our risk of diseases such as heart disease,...
Boost your life in 2025
02 January 2025Five Cambridge experts share their top tips on ways to boost your body and mind, backed up by their own research
System to auto-detect new variants will inform better response to future infectious disease outbreaks
01 January 2025Researchers have come up with a new way to identify more infectious variants of viruses or bacteria that start spreading in humans - including those...
Coming AI-driven economy will sell your decisions before you take them, researchers warn
30 December 2024Conversational AI agents may develop the ability to covertly influence our intentions, creating a new commercial frontier that researchers call the “intention economy”.
Early warning tool will help control huge locust swarms
19 December 2024A new tool that predicts the behaviour of desert locust populations will help national agencies to manage huge swarms before they devastate food crops in...
Massive black hole in the early universe spotted taking a ‘nap’ after overeating
18 December 2024Scientists have spotted a massive black hole in the early universe that is ‘napping’ after stuffing itself with too much food.
The lab making food healthier and medicine cheaper
16 December 2024Dr Nicola Patron is cultivating a new kind of biotechnology, where we can read nature’s blueprints and direct its energy to more potent ends.
Cambridge to trial cutting-edge semiconductor technologies for wider use in major European project
10 December 2024The University of Cambridge is one of two UK participants named as part of the PIXEurope consortium, a collaboration between research organisations from across Europe...