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Road traffic is putting smaller hedgehog populations at risk of collapse

Road traffic kills almost a third of hedgehogs in some British populations each year, a new study shows, and could be putting ...
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Wildfires and heatwaves: Expert analysis on public health impact

With wildfires and a heatwave currently raging through Europe, Dr Kim van Daalen, Environmental Epidemiologist in the Cardiovascular Epidemiology Unit at the University of Cambridge and Research ...
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Cambridge researchers contribute to AI Materials Foundry

Researchers from the University of Cambridge are contributing to the AI Materials Foundry, a global network launched by ...
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Eye contact helps infants ‘tune in’ to speaker’s brainwaves and learn language

Infants use eye contact with speakers to work out what to pay attention to and synchronise their brainwaves, helping them ...
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Gender gap in predicted grades raises questions over their use in university admissions

A study of more than 350,000 students in England has found that teachers predict higher A-Level grades for girls than boys ...
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Study reveals why DNA damage from smoking and UV rays may cause cancer in some people but not others

Scientists have found the first direct evidence of the powerful role our genetic makeup plays in influencing our risk of ...
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After more than two years of war, Palestinian children are hungry, denied education and 'like the living dead' – report

A University of Cambridge-led analysis of how war has affected education and children’s lives in Gaza calls for an urgent increase in international aid to address both severe learning losses and the ...
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We may never be able to tell if AI becomes conscious, argues philosopher

A University of Cambridge philosopher argues that our evidence for what constitutes consciousness is far too limited to tell if or when artificial intelligence has made the leap – and a valid test for ...
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Award-winning broadcaster Hannah Fry joins Cambridge as Professor of the Public Understanding of Mathematics

Professor Hannah Fry, mathematician, best-selling author, award-winning science presenter and host of popular podcasts and television shows, will join the University of Cambridge as the first ...
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AI Chatbots have shown they have an ‘empathy gap’ that children are likely to miss

New study proposes a framework for “Child Safe AI” following recent incidents which revealed that many children see chatbots as quasi-human and trustworthy. When not designed with children’s needs in ...
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Cambridge and Google partner to facilitate AI research

The University of Cambridge and Google are building on their long-standing partnership with a multi-year research collaboration agreement and a Google grant for the University’s new Centre for ...
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Assisted reproduction kids grow up just fine – but it may be better to tell them early about biological origins

Landmark study finds no difference in psychological wellbeing or quality of family relationships between children born by assisted reproduction (egg or sperm donation or surrogacy) and those born ...