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Scientists debate whether or not there’s life on Venus. A new Cambridge study has analyzed the Venusian atmosphere and found no sign of the chemical fingerprints microbes would be expected to produce – but it doesn’t rule out life on similar planets.

Scientists at the University of Cambridge have taken cutting-edge sensors used to measure temperature changes within cells to gain fascinating new insights into Alzheimer's disease, and shown how preventing overheating could slow its progression.

As the number of electronic devices grows, we have to get creative with our energy sources. Cambridge researchers have now demonstrated how an algae energy harvester can use sunlight to power a microprocessor for over a year without any intervention.

A specific cellular stress response involving heat shock proteins has been found to reverse the build-up of the toxic proteins linked to dementia. Future research will now look for a way to therapeutically trigger this mechanism.

Invasive freshwater zebra mussels are a problem in many areas, clogging structures such as water intake and water treatment pipes as they rapidly reproduce. A new technology could help, by getting them to eat "eco-friendly" poison disguised as food.

Researchers at the University of Cambridge have been tinkering away on a robotic chef and developed a machine with an ability to "taste test" food as it goes, making sure the balance of flavors is just the way it should be.

A study has presented the most rigorous investigation to date into the long-term cognitive impacts of severe COVID-19. It found persistent cognitive deficits in hospitalized patients equivalent to declines consistent with 20 years of brain aging.

A wide-ranging new study involving almost half a million subjects has provided compelling new insights into what constitutes healthy sleeping habits, suggesting seven hours per night is best for brain health during middle and old age.

A study has analyzed the genomes of cancer cells from 12,000 patients identifying 58 new mutational signatures that offer clues to novel causes of cancer. The findings offer a whole trove of new resources to guide future studies on cancer treatments.

New research published in Nature Communications has found boy and girls can be vulnerable to the negative effects of social media use at different times during their adolescence, with massive variations between different individuals.

After being declared the first known swimming dinosaur in 2020, Spinosaurus was subsequently suspected of being a shore-wader. A new analysis of its bones, however, has swung the needle back towards the concept of it going underwater to hunt its prey.

New University of Cambridge-led research has found many long COVID patients are experiencing significant and measurable memory or concentration impairments, even after mild illness.