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Cambridge and Oxford join forces to unlock over a million biological records for climate research

The University of Cambridge and the University of Oxford will lead a major new partnership to digitise over 1.1 million ...
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Space cargo costs could fall more than 90% by 2040

The cost of reaching orbit is now falling faster than that of steamship freight during the 1800s, a shift that economists say ...
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Testing the limits of what’s possible (and what isn’t) with AI

When can we trust the results we get from AI, and when is learning impossible? Researchers have shown that there are some ...
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Sexually transmitted diarrhoea spreading rapidly among some networks of gay men in the UK, study finds

Many men who have sex with men remain unaware of the growing risk posed by sexually transmitted Shigella, say researchers, as ...
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Scientists unravel the fast-moving ‘butterfly effect’ of the deep ocean

Tiny, invisible swirls and twirls – not much bigger than a coin – deep below the ocean’s surface are silently shaping some of ...
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Procrastination: thief of more than time

Working out which types of procrastinators we are is crucial to overcoming a problem that harms our finances, health and ...
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Cambridge releases statistics for use of animals in research in 2025

The ten organisations in Great Britain that carry out the highest number of animal procedures - those used in medical, ...
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Cambridge astronomers play leading role as world's most ambitious sky survey begins

Astronomers at the University of Cambridge are celebrating the formal start of the Rubin Observatory's Legacy Survey of Space ...
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COVID-19 vaccine boosters may help protect against future animal coronaviruses

COVID-19 vaccine boosters not only protect against SARS-CoV-2 – the virus behind the most recent pandemic – but may also help ...
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Long-term exposure to air pollution linked to increased risk of Parkinson’s disease

Long-term exposure to certain types of air pollution is linked to an increased risk of Parkinson’s disease, Cambridge ...
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A truly green way to power our devices

At a time when ‘being green’ matters more than ever, a team of Cambridge researchers has devised a way to power electronic ...
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Medieval chess promoted racial harmony

How the so-called ‘game of kings’ defied racial attitudes by celebrating the intellectual prowess of winners, irrespective of their skin colour. A 13 th-century Black chess player is about to defeat ...