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560-million-year-old 3D animal fossil found in Norway

One of the oldest known three-dimensional fossils of an animal has been unearthed in a sheep field in the Norwegian Arctic, offering a rare window into the dawn of complex life on Earth. The discovery, reported Wednesday in the journal…

Cambridge scientists find protein that predicts preeclampsia in first trimester

Researchers at the University of Cambridge have identified a protein that serves as a first-trimester predictor of preeclampsia and fetal growth restriction, a discovery that could lead to new screening tests and treatments for two of pregnancy's most dangerous complications.

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Jason Arday, ex-Cambridge professor in plagiarism row, found dead at 41

Jason Arday, the former University of Cambridge professor who became the institution's youngest black professor in 2023, was found dead at his home in Battersea, south London, on Friday afternoon. He was 41.

Cambridge study solves weight loss drug paradox

Scientists at the University of Cambridge have resolved a longstanding puzzle in obesity pharmacology: why both activating and blocking the same receptor can lead to weight loss. The answer, published July 24 in Nature Metabolism, lies in two anatomically separate…