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Cambridge: Stephen Hawking on 'road to recovery'
Apr 22, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Cambridge University says physicist Stephen Hawking is still hospitalized but recovering from a chest infection.
Scientists cage chemical demon
Jun 25, 2009 |
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A Cambridge University-led research team has discovered a technique to safely handle and transport white phosphorous.
British scientist Hawking leaves top Cambridge post
Sep 30, 2009 |
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Acclaimed wheelchair-bound British scientist Stephen Hawking is to hand over his top Cambridge University job this week, the prestigious seat of learning said on Wednesday.
Necessity is the mother of invention for clever birds (w/Videos)
May 25, 2009 |
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Researchers at the Universities of Cambridge and Queen Mary, University of London have found that rooks, a member of the crow family, are capable of using and making tools, modifying them to make them work and using two tools ...
Scientists find that individuals in vegetative states can learn
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Sep 20, 2009 |
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Scientists have found that some individuals in the vegetative and minimally conscious states, despite lacking the means of reporting awareness themselves, can learn and thereby demonstrate at least a partial consciousness. ...
Darwin's bills discovered
Apr 01, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- You've seen the documentaries and read the book - now, for the first time, you can find out how Charles Darwin spent his money.
New genetic study of Asperger syndrome, autistic traits and empathy
Jul 15, 2009 |
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Scientists from the University of Cambridge have identified 27 genes that are associated with either Asperger Syndrome (AS) and/or autistic traits and/or empathy. The research will be published tomorrow in the journal Autism Re ...
Darwin egg from Beagle voyage found by museum volunteer
Apr 10, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- An egg collected by Charles Darwin while on HMS Beagle - and thought to be the last such specimen known to exist - has been rediscovered by an octogenarian volunteer at Cambridge University's Zoology Museum.
New route to leukemia uncovered
Sep 28, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have discovered a completely new route by which leukaemia develops, according to research published in Nature this weekend.
Scientists pinpoint breast cancer 'guard' gene
Oct 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists are close to discovering how normal breast cells become cancerous, according to research by Cambridge scientists published today.
Solar car aims to put rivals in the shade
Apr 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Plans for a solar-powered racing car which will cruise at 60mph using the same power as a hairdryer have been unveiled by students at Cambridge University.
Birds use social learning to enhance nest defense
Jun 04, 2009 |
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Reed warblers live with the threat that a cuckoo bird will infiltrate their nest, remove one of their eggs, and replace it with the cuckoo's own. This 'parasitism' enables the cuckoo to have its young raised by unsuspecting ...
Scientists discover area of brain that makes a 'people person'
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
May 20, 2009 |
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Cambridge University researchers have discovered that whether someone is a 'people-person' may depend on the structure of their brain: the greater the concentration of brain tissue in certain parts of the ...
University of Cambridge Unveiled Solar Car
Jul 16, 2009 |
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Cambridge University Eco Racing team's new solar racing car showcases cutting-edge environmentally-friendly technology, applicable to the next generation of electric vehicles.
No strain for Andromeda: Galaxy is cosmic cannibal (w/ Video)
Sep 02, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A huge galaxy neighbouring our own Milky Way appears to have expanded by "digesting" smaller galaxies nearby, a new study has shown.
