Religion in the United States is declining and mirroring patterns found across the western world, according to new research from UCL and Duke University in the United States. The study published in […]
American Devotion To Religion Is Waning, According To New Study
‘Good’ Cholesterol Doesn’t Always Lower Heart Attack Risk
Some people with high levels of ‘good’ high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) are at increased risk of coronary heart disease, contrary to earlier evidence that people with more HDL-C are usually at […]
Lines of Thought: Discoveries That Changed The World
Some of the world’s most valuable books and manuscripts – texts which have altered the very fabric of our understanding – will go on display in Cambridge as from 11 Martch 2016 as […]
March 11, 2016: Lines of Thought: Discoveries That Changed The World
Some of the world’s most valuable books and manuscripts – texts which have altered the very fabric of our understanding – will go on display in Cambridge as from 11 Martch 2016 as […]
Scientists Develop Very Early Stage Human Stem Cell Lines For First Time
Scientists at the University of Cambridge have for the first time shown that it is possible to derive from a human embryo so-called ‘naïve’ pluripotent stem cells – one of the most […]
Online Reviews Only Reveal Part Of What Hotel Customers Really Think
Customers in the hotel industry are writing online reviews more than ever via social networks and travel websites. But their comments are so numerous and hard to analyze using traditional statistical methods […]
Berkeley Emeritus Discovers New Cantata By George Frideric Handel
A visit by Dutch conductor and early music specialist Ton Koopman to practice on an organ at a San Francisco church has led to the discovery of a new Handel cantata by […]
Study Lays Out Effects Of Climate Change On Food Production And Health
Climate change could kill more than 500,000 adults in 2050 worldwide due to changes in diets and bodyweight from reduced crop productivity, according to new estimates from the University’s Oxford Martin Future […]
Tumours Contain The Seeds Of Their Own Destruction
Scientists at UCL have made a groundbreaking discovery in understanding how the genetic complexity of tumours can be recognised and exploited by the immune system, even when the disease is at its […]
Harvard Study: Where Runners Go Wrong
Researchers seek clues among an exceptional group: The injury-free runners As evidence has mounted that distance running is not just a natural human activity enjoyed by millions, but one that played a […]
Judge Business School: Is ‘Risk Culture’ Enough?
Civil and administrative actions to enforce personal behaviour are essential despite the growing prominence of risk culture, argue two academics at the Cambridge Centre for Risk Studies. Ever since the financial crisis […]
The World’s Social Media Habits Uncovered In New UCL Study
Why do we post selfies in England and footies in Chile? Why is social media considered a distraction to education in rural China, yet a valuable learning aid in Brazil? And how […]
Birds Who Sing Together, Stay Together
The courtship and mating behaviors of the perky Australian red-backed fairy-wren have evolved into nothing short of a free-for-all. The rampant promiscuity of both sexes is legendary. What’s a fairy-wren to do […]
Intense Ocean Turbulence Discovered Near Sea Floor In Equatorial Pacific, Stanford Scientists Say
Waves crashing on the equatorial seafloor generate centimeter-scale turbulence that is crucial for driving ocean circulation on a global scale, Stanford scientists say. The findings could help solve an outstanding mystery about […]
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