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New research has shown that the tone and tuning of musical instruments has the power to manipulate people's appreciation of harmony, challenging centuries of Western music theory and disproving ancient Greek philosopher Pythagoras' musical theories in at least two...

An entire Roman town has been unearthed by archaeologists in central Italy, challenging assumptions about the Empire’s decline. A research team led by the University of Cambridge uncovered the remains of a roofed theater, a market, and a river port...

A recent discovery by a British archaeologist at the UK's Cambridge University reveals that, in ancient Greece, there was a thriving pop culture. Professor Tim Whitmarsh studied a little-known text written in ancient Greek showing that "stressed poetry," the ancestor...

Recent research that came out of the University of Cambridge suggests that a toy-like robot may enhance mental well-being in the workplace. During the course of the research project, which was carried out at a technology consultancy company, a total...

A new analysis from the University of Cambridge suggests that even modest amounts of physical activity can be beneficial. The study found that doing just 11 minutes of exercise per day, such as walking briskly or cycling, could prevent...

Greek scientist Dr. Antonis Antoniou, a professor in the field of cancer risk prediction and a lead researcher at the University of Cambridge, is gaining ground in the battle against breast cancer. He is currently leading a research group which...

University of Cambridge scientists have discovered evidence of the parasitic worms described 2,500 years ago in the writings of Hippocrates – the most influential works of classical medicine. Researchers Evilena Anastasiou and Piers Mitchell, used microscopy to study soil formed...

According to a new study by University of Cambridge researchers; led by Dr Emmanuel A Stamatakis, daydreams are the brain’s way of letting you get on with the job. The scientists have found tantalising evidence that the so-called default mode...

Cambridge scientists have developed a new method for growing and transplanting artificial bile ducts that could in the future be used to help treat liver disease in children, reducing the need for liver transplantation. In research published in the journal...

Pavlopetri is an ancient Greek city that has been submerged off the coast of southern Laconia in Peloponnese, Greece, by a series of consecutive earth tremors around 1,000 BCE and consists the oldest underwater archaeological town site in the world,...