The first material evidence of the Schola Saxonum suggests the Anglo-Saxons in Rome were a thriving and valued expat ...

Professor Steve Montgomery is investigating what the pollen-eating behaviour of Heliconius butterflies can teach us about the evolution of brains and behaviour.

The UK’s most powerful quantum computer, which will accelerate research and discovery in quantum science, engineering, and a range of other applications, will be based at the University of Cambridge ...

Encouraging adolescents to feel capable and purposeful – rather than just happy – could improve their academic results as well as their mental health, according to new research which recommends ...

The University of Cambridge today announces plans to establish the Rokos School of Government, made possible by a commitment of £190 million from investor Chris Rokos. This is believed to be the ...

It is nearly three years since the US and the UK withdrew from Afghanistan. Under Operation Pitting the UK airlifted more than 15,000 Afghans and British nationals out of the capital Kabul as the ...

The so-called ‘bullshit jobs theory’ – which argues that a large and rapidly increasing number of workers are undertaking jobs that they themselves recognise as being useless and of no social value – ...

A year after stopping taking weight loss drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy, people regain on average 60% of their lost weight – but beyond this, their weight regain plateaus, with individuals managing ...

The researchers, from the University of Cambridge, have previously demonstrated that a solar-powered reactor can convert plastic waste into clean hydrogen fuel and valuable industrial chemicals, but ...

Summer holidays are for switching off, trying new things and enjoying a change of scene. But different environments, temperatures, and foods can be a challenge for our bodies - and sometimes even make ...

Dozens of common plants are toxic. Archaeologists have long suspected that our Palaeolithic ancestors used plant poisons to make their hunting weapons more lethal. Now Dr Valentina Borgia has teamed ...

AI will only be as good – or as bad – as the information fed into it, so we need to fix any bias that perpetuates inequality and marginalisation, says Michael Barrett. The potential of AI to transform ...