Opinion: Why the Romans weren’t quite as clean as you might have thought
06 January 2016Piers Mitchell (Department of Biological Anthroplogy) discusses what Roman toilets did for the health of the population.
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Piers Mitchell (Department of Biological Anthroplogy) discusses what Roman toilets did for the health of the population.
A new study of how the structure of the ocean has changed since the end of the last ice age suggest that the melting of...
New study using UK data is first to show that raising farm yields and allowing ‘spared’ land to be reclaimed for woodlands and wetlands could...
Jaideep Prabhu (Cambridge Judge Business School) discusses the frugal innovation revolution that is taking the world by storm.
Transmissible cancers – cancers which can spread between individuals by the transfer of living cancer cells – are believed to arise extremely rarely in nature....
Libby Blanchard and Bhaskar Vira from Cambridge's Department of Geography argue that we need to consider alternative approaches in order to protect watersheds.
In 2016, Cambridge University Library will celebrate 600 years as one of the world's greatest libraries with a spectacular exhibition of priceless treasures – and...
Researchers are developing the next generation of advanced materials for use in sport and military applications, with the goal of preventing brain injuries.
Charismatic business leaders can cause their followers to suppress emotions, which can harm companies over the long term, according to new research.
Moving letters sent by the academic John Crook while he was a prisoner at the notorious Stalag Luft VIII-B camp in World War II reveal his indomitable spirit...