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Physicists knock at the door of the zeptoverse

After a search lasting more than four decades, a Cambridge-led team of physicists have found evidence for the rarest decay of a subatomic ‘beauty’ particle ever seen. The results could open the door ...
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Earliest spoken audio of endangered U.S. language discovered

Forgotten recordings made by a pioneering Black academic allow contemporary linguists to hear for the first time how the ...
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Comets didn’t seed life on Earth after all, new study suggests

Comets didn’t seed life on Earth after all, a new study suggests, potentially overturning a century-old idea. The theory that ...
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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 ...
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Removing beef and lamb from menu dramatically reduces food-related carbon emissions at Cambridge University

A Sustainable Food Policy at the University of Cambridge, which includes removing beef and lamb from the menu and promoting plant-based food options, has had a dramatic effect on food-related carbon ...
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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 a new study shows variants are spreading quickly in the UK and evolving ...
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On the life (and deaths) of democracy

The ‘life’ of democracy – from its roots in ancient Athens to today’s perverted and ‘creeping, crypto-oligarchies’ – is the subject of a newly-published book by eminent Cambridge classicist Paul ...
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Price of Britain’s Slave Trade revealed

Letters and papers revealing in detail how human beings were priced for sale during the 18th century Transatlantic Slave Trade have been made available to researchers and the public. What these ...
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Genetic variant may help explain why Labradors are prone to obesity

A genetic variation associated with obesity and appetite in Labrador retrievers – the UK and US’s favourite dog breed – has been identified by scientists at the University of Cambridge. The finding ...
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Virtual Reality public speaking platform wins top prize at Times Higher Education Awards

Dr Chris Macdonald's groundbreaking Virtual Reality public speaking platform won the Technological Innovation of the Year category at the Times Higher Education Awards 2025. Those who use the VR ...
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Thousands of pregnancies tracked in UK’s biggest study on pre-eclampsia

Up to 3,500 first time mums are due to take part in a study led by Cambridge researchers to understand why some will develop pre-eclampsia and placental complications during pregnancy and whether it ...
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Nobel laureate and Cambridge alumnus Sir Demis Hassabis heralds a new era of 'digital speed' drug discovery

Nobel laureate and Cambridge alumnus Sir Demis Hassabis believes we are entering a new era of ‘digital biology’, where AI can help us reimagine the principles of drug discovery at ‘digital speed’.