Machine learning models can produce reliable results even with limited training data

Researchers have determined how to build reliable machine learning models that can understand complex equations in real-world situations while using far less

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Sept. 19, 2023 ~4 min

Effect of volcanic eruptions significantly underestimated in climate projections

Researchers have found that the cooling effect that volcanic eruptions have on Earth's surface temperature is likely underestimated by a factor of two, and

Cambridge University News • cambridge
June 23, 2023 ~5 min


Social media posts around solar geoengineering ‘spill over’ into conspiracy theories

Researchers from the University of Cambridge have analysed more than 800,000 tweets and found that negative emotions expressed about geoengineering – the idea

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Feb. 28, 2023 ~6 min

Drought encouraged Attila’s Huns to attack the Roman empire, tree rings suggest

Hunnic peoples migrated westward across Eurasia, switched between farming and herding, and became violent raiders in response to severe drought in the Danube

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Dec. 15, 2022 ~6 min

Machine learning algorithm predicts how to get the most out of electric vehicle batteries

Researchers have developed a machine learning algorithm that could help reduce charging times and prolong battery life in electric vehicles by predicting how

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Aug. 23, 2022 ~5 min

Scientists set out immediate actions and future research priorities to help UK to reach net zero target

A new paper by leading UK scientists sets out key solutions and policy actions that should be implemented now, as well as priority research areas for the next

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Aug. 25, 2021 ~5 min

Early humans were sheltered from worst effects of volcanic supereruption

A massive volcanic eruption in Indonesia about 74,000 years ago likely caused severe climate disruption in many areas of the globe, but early human populations

Cambridge University News • cambridge
July 5, 2021 ~3 min

Experiment evaluates the effect of human decisions on climate reconstructions

The first double-blind experiment analysing the role of human decision-making in climate reconstructions has found that it can lead to substantially different

Cambridge University News • cambridge
June 7, 2021 ~6 min


Teaching pupils to ‘think like Da Vinci’ will help them to take on climate change

Curriculum reforms which mix the arts and sciences will better prepare young people for the real-world challenges that will define their adult lives,

Cambridge University News • cambridge
April 23, 2021 ~6 min

Cambridge Zero launches first climate festival

Cambridge researchers offer sneak peek of blueprint for green future as part of free week-long climate festival.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Nov. 6, 2020 ~3 min

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