Why more education lowers dementia risk
23 July 2010A team of researchers from the UK and Finland has discovered why people who stay in education longer have a lower risk of developing dementia;...
Researchers get backing for cosmic vision
19 July 2010A proposal to design a spacecraft that would seek out habitable planets beyond our own solar system could become reality after receiving support from the...
Risk of death higher if born outside working week
15 July 2010Babies born at night or at the weekend are at greater risk of dying due to lack of oxygen (anoxia) than those born during normal...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Royal Society award given to Cambridge academic
21 June 2010The Royal Society, the UK's national academy of science, has recognised the work of Dr Andrea Ferrari at the Department of Engineering with one of...
Parkinson’s drug may help cocaine users kick habit
07 June 2010Medication that increases levels of the brain chemical dopamine could open up new ways for helping some heavy users of cocaine and amphetamines kick the...