Cambridge experts share their tips on things to stop doing, to boost our mental and physical health this year.

A drug mimicking the hormone progesterone has anti-cancer activity when used together with conventional anti-oestrogen treatment for women with breast cancer, ...

The only surviving original version of one of late medieval England’s most popular works of literature reveals its secrets.

Surprisingly, not very much is known about why or how exercise builds muscles: there’s a lot of anecdotal knowledge and acquired wisdom, but very little in the way of hard or proven data ...

Pope Leo XIV's Augustinian order once performed green-fingered, dragon-slaying miracles. Dr Krisztina Ilko rediscovers their lives and wild power base The Vatican’s eco-friendly farm, recently ...

Under Augusto Pinochet’s dictatorship, prisoners were tormented with music but still found solace in it, a new book reveals ...

Research examining ancient sewer drain sediment suggests the Roman soldiers garrisoned at the fort of Vindolanda suffered with intestinal worms and diarrhoea – ...

Understanding what makes bird flu viruses cause serious illness in humans is crucial for surveillance and pandemic preparedness efforts ...

The researchers, from the University of Cambridge, studied the chemical composition of the Venusian atmosphere and inferred that its interior is too dry today for there ever to have been enough water ...

The UK's life sciences industry is thriving, driving innovation and improving lives. This collaboration between GSK and the University of Cambridge demonstrates our country's leading research and ...

The UK in particular is projected to see major benefits to its energy market stability from renewables ...

This is a complex and rapidly evolving issue, with both potential harms and benefits associated with smartphone use. Technology is changing by the day, and scientific evidence creation needs to evolve ...