Innovative aquaculture system turns waste wood into nutritious seafood

Researchers hoping to rebrand a marine pest as a nutritious food have developed the world’s first system of farming shipworms, which they have renamed ‘Naked

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Nov. 20, 2023 ~4 min

Oxygen ‘holes’ could hold the key to higher performing EV batteries

Scientists have made a breakthrough in understanding and overcoming the challenges associated with nickel-rich materials used in lithium-ion batteries.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
July 19, 2023 ~4 min


Small-winged and lighter coloured butterflies likely to be at greatest threat from climate change

The family, wing length and wing colour of tropical butterflies all influence their ability to withstand rising temperatures, say a team led by ecologists at

Cambridge University News • cambridge
July 13, 2023 ~7 min

Act now to prevent uncontrolled rise in carbon footprint of computational science

Cambridge scientists have set out principles for how computational science – which powers discoveries from unveiling the mysteries of the universe to

Cambridge University News • cambridge
June 26, 2023 ~8 min

Weak policies and political ideologies risk jeopardising plans to tackle health and climate change, says Cambridge expert

Efforts to tackle major issues facing the UK, including the nation’s health and climate change, are being hampered because politicians often ignore the

Cambridge University News • cambridge
June 20, 2023 ~7 min

Tropical butterflies’ wings could help them withstand climate change, study suggests

Tropical butterflies with bigger, longer and narrower wings are better able to stay cool when temperatures get too hot.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
June 14, 2023 ~5 min

Dogs may be at risk from high levels of lead from shotgun pellets in raw pheasant dog food, study finds

Researchers tested samples of raw pheasant dog food and discovered that the majority contained high levels of lead that could put dogs’ health at risk if they

Cambridge University News • cambridge
May 3, 2023 ~5 min

At least 80% of the world’s most important sites for biodiversity on land currently contain human developments, study finds

At least 80% of sites identified as being internationally important for biodiversity on land currently contain infrastructure − of which more than 75% contain

Cambridge University News • cambridge
March 23, 2023 ~6 min


‘Antisocial’ damselfish are scaring off cleaner fish customers – and this could contribute to coral reef breakdown

Damselfish have been discovered to disrupt ‘cleaning services’ vital to the health of reefs. And climate change may mean this is only likely to get worse.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Feb. 23, 2023 ~5 min

Cambridge-led consortium receives $35m to boost crop production sustainably in sub-Saharan Africa

A Cambridge-led consortium has received US$35m (£28m) over five years to develop sustainable solutions to increasing the yields of small-scale farmers in

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Jan. 31, 2023 ~4 min

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