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Male wren with bright blue plumage brings food to a cuckoo fledgling .

Cuckoos evolve to look like their hosts - and form new species in the process

30 May 2024
Two decades of cuckoo research have helped scientists to explain how battles between species can cause new species to arise
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The Royal Society announces election of new Fellows 2021

06 May 2021
Cambridge scientists are among the new Fellows announced today by the Royal Society.
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Robin by TeeFarm on Pixabay

Connect to nature with '12 Days of Winter Wildlife'

30 Nov 2020
Researchers and staff at the University Museum of Zoology in Cambridge are getting ready to share their enthusiasm for winter wildlife in a special 12...
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Nicrophorus vespilloides with mites

Mighty mites give scrawny beetles the edge over bigger rivals

06 Mar 2019
Smaller beetles who consistently lose fights over resources can gain a competitive advantage over their larger rivals by teaming up with another...
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Sexton beetle and larva.

Neglected baby beetles evolve greater self-reliance

28 Sep 2018
A new study reveals that when burying beetle larvae are denied parental support, they evolve bigger jaws to compensate.
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Conservationists gather to mark International Women's Day

09 Mar 2018
Scientists from around the world gathered at the Museum of Zoology yesterday to celebrate and promote the work of women in conservation.
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Speed of animal evolution enhanced by cooperative behaviour

26 May 2017
A study by scientists from the University of Cambridge has revealed how cooperative behaviour between insect family members changes how rapidly body...
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Female burying beetle with offspring.

Burying beetles: could being a good father send you to an early grave?

22 Sep 2015
New research shows beetles that received no care as larvae were less effective at raising a large brood as parents. Males paired with ‘low quality’...
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Birds evolve ‘signature’ patterns to distinguish cuckoo eggs from their own

18 Jun 2014
Using new ‘pattern recognition algorithm,’ latest research highlights how birds are ‘fighting back’ against the parasitic Common Cuckoo in what...
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nest

Mother knows best even before birth

10 Mar 2010
Mother birds communicate with their developing chicks before they even hatch by leaving them messages in the egg, new research by a team from the...
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