There is a room at Trinity Hall which is like many other rooms at Colleges across Cambridge. It is oak panelled, and has a view looking out over a manicured courtyard. It’s named after George Bridgetower and there is a portrait of the musical prodigy on the wall.
Its close cousin Baryonyx probably swam too, but Suchomimus might have waded like a heron.
A new study has found that costs of conservation projects are rarely reported, making it difficult for others to make decisions on the most cost-effective interventions at a time when funding for biodiversity conservation is severely limited.
Trials will evaluate whether enhancing the natural capacity of crops to interact with common soil fungi can contribute to more sustainable, equitable food production.
On 23 March 2022, the outcome was announced of negotiations between UK Universities and academic publisher Elsevier.
Butterflies through time at Cambridge’s Museum of Zoology illuminates the beautiful, turbulent history of butterflies across the UK.
The University of Cambridge has issued a joint statement with Cambridge Students' Union. As a result of commitments being made by the University the SU has agreed to suspend its boycott of the National Student Survey.
Black holes with masses equivalent to millions of suns do put a brake on the birth of new stars, say astronomers. Using machine learning and three state-of-the-art simulations to back up results from a large sky survey, researchers from the University of Cambridge have resolved a 20-year long debate on the formation of stars.
A study has found that much higher doses of antibiotics are needed to eliminate a bacterial infection of the airways when other microbes are present. It helps explain why respiratory infections often persist in people with lung diseases such as cystic fibrosis despite treatment.
Researchers have identified a link which suggests that lithium could decrease the risk of developing dementia, which affects nearly one million people in the UK.
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