French love letters confiscated by Britain finally read after 265 years
07 November 2023Over 100 letters sent to French sailors, but never delivered, have been read for the first time since they were written in 1757-8. The letters include...
“Get back to school” headlines eroded teacher wellbeing during the pandemic
06 November 2023Intense public pressure on teachers to “get back to school” during the COVID-19 lockdowns deepened an already widespread sense that they were undervalued, and left...
Mother Nature knows best when it comes to climate solutions, social media users say
03 November 2023A survey of more than a million social media posts suggests that people feel more positive about Nature's ability to solve climate change than human...
Chimpanzees use hilltops to conduct reconnaissance on rival groups
02 November 2023Research on neighbouring chimpanzee communities in the forests of West Africa suggests a warfare tactic not previously seen beyond humans is regularly used by our...
AI trained to identify least green homes by Cambridge researchers
02 November 2023First of its kind AI-model can help policymakers efficiently identify and prioritize houses for retrofitting and other decarbonizing measures.
Cancer drug could hold hope for treating inflammatory diseases including gout and heart diseases
01 November 2023A cancer drug currently in the final stages of clinical trials could offer hope for the treatment of a wide range of inflammatory diseases, including...
Offset markets: new approach could help save tropical forests by restoring faith in carbon credits
30 October 2023A new way to price carbon credits could encourage desperately needed investment in forest preservation and boost vital progress towards net-zero.
Using lasers to ‘heat and beat’ 3D-printed steel could help reduce costs
30 October 2023Researchers have developed a new method for 3D printing metal that could help reduce costs and make more efficient use of resources.
AI Hopes and Fears
26 October 2023Ahead of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s AI Safety Summit, members of the public are being invited to ‘hop on a bus’ in Cambridge city centre...
Simple blood test can help diagnose bipolar disorder
25 October 2023Researchers have developed a new way of improving diagnosis of bipolar disorder that uses a simple blood test to identify biomarkers associated with the condition.