Remember, remember: how education “beyond the seas” kept Catholicism alive
05 November 2014Bonfire night marks a plot in 1605 to burn down the Houses of Parliament. It’s also a reminder of the ferocious divides that existed between...
Shaping up: Researchers reconstruct early stages of embryo development
04 November 2014Researchers at the University of Cambridge have managed to reconstruct the early stage of mammalian development using embryonic stem cells, showing that a critical mass...
Rivers beyond Regeneration
04 November 2014Best-known for his treatment of shell-shock victims in World War I, a new study examines William Rivers’ crucial, but often overlooked contributions to the study...
Creating music in classrooms using code teaches ‘risk-taking’ in next generation
04 November 2014Research into new education practices that fuse computing with music-making shows they create “enquiry-rich” conditions that empower children to take risks, and could help free...
Record seizure of smart drugs including one untested in humans shows growing market
03 November 2014Last month, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency announced the UK’s biggest ever single seizure of smart drugs, also known as cognitive enhancers. With...
Graduates who went to private schools earn more than graduates who did not, finds study
31 October 2014New study shows that - even after controlling for subject, degree class, alma mater and occupation - graduates who attended private schools earn on average...
The man with a thousand brains
31 October 2014Forty million people worldwide are living with Alzheimer’s and this is only set to increase. But tiny brains grown in culture could help scientists learn...
Does it help conservation to put a price on nature?
30 October 2014Assigning an economic value to the benefits which nature provides might not always promote the conservation of biodiversity, and in some cases may lead to...
Travellers under open skies: writers, artists and gypsies
30 October 2014In her new book Representations of the Gypsy in the Romantic Period, Sarah Houghton-Walker provides a fascinating insight into writers’ and artists’ portrayals of wanderers....
The ‘ultimate’ stem cell
29 October 2014In the earliest moments of a mammal’s life, the developing ball of cells formed shortly after fertilisation ‘does as mother says’ – it follows a...