Violent explosions of powerful supernovas could produce most of the universe’s heavy elements, like uranium and silver…
A new analysis of a rare ancient star, also described as a “souped-up supernova”, suggests a new birthplace for most of the universe’s heaviest elements - including silver and uranium, which are used for things like jewellery, electricity and nuclear fuel.
New brain-to-text technology turns imagined handwriting into words typed on a screen…
A new research study involved two grids of tiny electrodes implanted onto the surface of a 65-year-old man paralysed from the neck down. The electrodes analysed electrical activity in parts of the brain, that could turn imagined handwriting into words on a screen.
The Cambridge economy continues to grow due to the science and technology sectors, study finds…
According to a new study from Cambridge Ahead, the city’s economy and employment has grown significantly in the past six years. The study shows that companies that work in the knowledge-intensive industry accounted for 28% of employment and 38% of the total £18 billion turnover.
Cambridgeshire astronomers to search for alien factories and signs of life using new telescope
Cambridgeshire astronomers hope to listen to the noise made by alien factories and spaceships using the first telescope in the UK designed to search for extra-terrestrials.
The world continued to warm in 2020
With pandemic-related lockdowns across the globe decreasing the regularity of people leaving their homes and carrying out their day-to-day lives, the Earth’s atmosphere was spared of the high rate of greenhouse gases emitted annually
New University of Cambridge study shows how personality can influence lockdown behaviour
Researchers from Cambridge, Columbia and Harvard universities surveyed more than 101,000 people in 55 countries to find out whether they had been staying at home during the coronavirus outbreak, beginning in late March.
New Crop Science Centre opens in Cambridge, using research to improve global agriculture
The COVID-19 crisis has highlighted some fragilities in the agriculture system, but it now brings a unique opportunity to adopt long-term measures to promote healthier diets, strengthen collaboration against public health, and encourage farmers to produce a wider range of food.
The Arctic could be free of sea ice by 2035, warns British Antarctic Survey
According to a new study involving the Cambridge-based British Antarctic Survey, the Arctic could be free of sea ice by 2035, potentially causing big consequences for the global climate, ecosystems and human activities worldwide.
For the first time, astronomers watched a space rock turn into a comet…
Just like the mythical half-human, half-horse creatures we learnt about during our childhood, centaurs in our solar system are also known as half-asteroid, half comet formations. Also known as P/2019 LD2, this hybrid was found by astronomers using the ATLAS telescope - as they watched it morph from one type of space rock to the other, something that has never been recorded...
Why should we wear masks?
For the past four or five months, face masks have become the new norm. A necessity we keep in our bags, our cars, or wear almost every time we leave the house. At the beginning of the month, the Government announced from the 24th of July (today) onwards, masks will be a mandatory accessory when visiting the shops. This will hopefully prevent the spread of coronavirus even more than the earlier…
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The top 10 biggest science stories of the decade
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Benchmark identifies its top science news stories of the month
The Science world is busy and unpredictable, but every month there are a variety of different theories and breakthroughs released that interest millions of readers every day. These breakthroughs and theories not only interest the science fan-base and inspire other scientists, but can impact other industries, too.
11,000 scientist signatories support a new ‘climate emergency’ paper
A new paper created by scientific and geological experts warns the global society of “untold human suffering” that will be caused by climate change unless immediate shifts in human activities take place.
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