The daring Dambusters raid of World War II, in which RAF pilots famously used a bouncing bomb to breach two German dams, has been recreated by a Cambridge-led team to prove how the amazing feat was achieved.
It’s time to show your love for the Polar Museum at Cambridge University’s Scott Polar Research Institute this weekend.
An archive of philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein’s original work throws fresh light on the workings of a brilliant mind.
Scientists say ‘No’ to a ban on stem cell patents recommended by the European Court of Justice.
Her Majesty the Queen visited Cambridge yesterday to open a major new University research facility and to mark the Quincentenary of the City’s second largest college.
For those at the heart of this week's Royal Wedding, the big day will be full of stress and worry. But that's nothing compared with the experiences of Augusta of Saxony-Gotha, daughter in law of George II. A book by a Cambridge historian draws on new sources to reveal what happened.
Published 400 years ago, the first comprehensive atlas of Great Britain is being celebrated by Cambridge University Library, home to one of only five surviving proof sets, all of which differ in their composition.
150 high-achieving state school pupils have been enjoying a taste of life at Gonville and Caius as participants in the College’s 2011 Residential Easter Schools.
They’ve had viewers cowering behind the sofa since ‘Doctor Who’ began – but what exactly is it that makes people so frightened of the Daleks? A new study by a Cambridge researcher claims to have the answer.
Scientists have carried out the first ever genome scan for womb cancer and discovered a genetic region that reduces risk of the disease, according to a Cambridge study published in Nature Genetics on Sunday, 17 April.
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