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Under the Microscope #15 – Elephant fish embryo

Dr Andrew Gillis shows us an elephant fish embryo, which live in their egg and feed off of their yolk supply for 7 to 10 months before hatching out as a completely self-sufficient juvenile.

Under the Microscope #13

Matthew Kuo tells us how tiny worm faecal pellets affect how oil pipelines sit on the seabed.

Under the Microscope #8 – Beetle embryo

In this video, Matt Benton shows us nuclei moving inside a beetle egg as a beetle embryo forms.

Mental time-travel in birds

Certain types of birds may track army ant swarms using sophisticated memory and the ability to plan for the future.

Mussel your way into new exhibition

Some of planet Earth's longest living inhabitants are the focus of a major new exhibition and website brought to life by Cambridge University's Museum of Zoology.

Cambridge Ideas – Sticky Feet

Ants have incredibly sticky feet. With them they can hang onto ceilings, while carrying 100 times their body weight.

Mystery of how fleas jump resolved

New research from the University of Cambridge sheds light on how fleas jump, reaching speeds as fast as 1.9 meters per second.

Cambridge Ideas – Just Add Water

Rotifers are tiny animals that survive against all the odds.

Cambridge Ideas – Bird Tango

Professor Nicky Clayton researches the social behaviour, intelligence and dance credentials of birds!

Tiger saved by Cambridge Vet School

A tiger at Shepreth Wildlife Park recently underwent surgery at the Queen's Veterinary Hospital, Department of Veterinary Medicine in a bid to save her life.