The Latest Breaking News from the University of Cambridge

Consumption in wealthy countries including US and UK is responsible for 13% of global forest loss beyond their borders, study finds

A study suggests that solar farms with a mix of habitats provide more value for nature than arable and extensively managed solar farm land.

The makers of a device that delivers small electrical impulses to the brain are hailing the technology as a groundbreaking mental health treatment, but others are sceptical

Last week, Ally Louks (now Dr. Louks), an academic at the University of Cambridge, posted a picture of herself on the social media site X with her fresh PhD thesis titled “Olfactory Ethics: The politics of smell in modern and contemporary prose”. The post received a surprising amount of attention…

A 1561 charter granted powers to imprison young working-class women found walking with undergraduates after dark

The UN’s new plastics treaty is about to be finalised – marking a crucial opportunity to form an international agreement to tackle the plastic pollution crisis. Plastic waste is ubiquitous – damaging human health and livelihoods, as well as ecosystems in water and on land; yet plastic production is at…

Two-thirds of the UK population are either overweight or obese – a crisis that costs billions each year in healthcare and lost productivity. Yet, in a 2021 review of nearly 700 obesity-related policies in England, researchers at the University of Cambridge found no evidence they had successfully reduced obesity. A…

The order: As readers may recall, I've written about a recent California court order that restricted online criticism of one… The post More on the Diploma Questions in Adams v. Gulley, the Case Where a Judge Ordered the Removal of Reddit Criticisms of a Public Commentator appeared first on Reason.com.

Most people imagine philosophers as rational thinkers who spend their time developing abstract logical theories and strongly reject superstitious beliefs. But several 20th-century philosophers actively investigated spooky topics such as clairvoyance, telepathy – even ghosts.