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Chain reaction of fast-draining lakes poses new risk for Greenland ice sheet

14 Mar 2018

A growing network of lakes on the Greenland ice sheet has been found to drain in a chain reaction that speeds up the flow of the ice sheet...

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The uncertain unicycle that taught itself and how it’s helping AI make good decisions

14 Feb 2018

Cambridge researchers are pioneering a form of machine learning that starts with only a little prior knowledge and continually learns from the world...

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Glacial archaeologists systematically survey the mountainous areas of Oppland, Norway

Frozen in time: glacial archaeology on the roof of Norway

24 Jan 2018

Artefacts revealed by melting ice patches in the high mountains of Oppland shed new light on ancient high-altitude hunting.

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Cambridge joins international partners in Singapore as country's flagship research programme celebrates 10th anniversary

23 Jan 2018

An international symposium at Singapore’s CREATE campus highlights the global challenges of sustainable energy and suggests innovative ways of...

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Protester in Seattle, US

Presenting facts as ‘consensus’ bridges conservative-liberal divide over climate change

11 Dec 2017

New evidence shows that a ‘social fact’ highlighting expert consensus shifts perceptions across US political spectrum – particularly among highly...

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Left: Bella with the host oak tree Right: Perigord black truffle

Périgord black truffle cultivated in the UK for the first time

06 Nov 2017

The Mediterranean black truffle, one of the world’s most expensive ingredients, has been successfully cultivated in the UK, as climate change...

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Ice cliffs in Pine Island Bay

‘Scars’ left by icebergs record West Antarctic ice retreat

25 Oct 2017

Thousands of marks on the Antarctic seafloor, caused by icebergs which broke free from glaciers more than ten thousand years ago, show how part of...

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Carbon capture: universities and industry work together to tackle emissions

25 Oct 2017

An international collaboration between universities and industry will further develop carbon capture and storage technology – one of the best hopes...

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Post-war advertisement for air conditioning by Carrier

Back to the future of skyscraper design

01 Mar 2017

Answers to the problem of crippling electricity use by skyscrapers and large public buildings could be ‘exhumed’ from ingenious but forgotten...

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Victorians rally for No New Coal projects

'Psychological vaccine’ could help immunise public against ‘fake news’ on climate change – study

23 Jan 2017

New research finds that misinformation on climate change can psychologically cancel out the influence of accurate statements. However, if legitimate...

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Antarctic waterfall

Darwin Lectures go to extremes

19 Jan 2017

From climate change and extending the human lifespan to political extremism and reporting from war zones, this year’s Darwin College Lecture Series...

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Antarctic Ice Sheet study reveals 8,000-year record of climate change

12 Dec 2016

An international team of researchers has found that the Antarctic Ice Sheet plays a major role in regional and global climate variability – a...

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