Ancient worm provides unexpected evolutionary link in our early history
13 March 2013Fossils of a creature that lived on the ocean floor 505 million years ago have been identified by scientists as those of a previously-unknown marine...
Blood test reveals women's response to breast cancer treatment
13 March 2013Breast tumour DNA circulating in the bloodstream could be used to measure how well a woman’s cancer is responding to treatment, according to a new...
Hope for threatened Tasmanian devils
11 March 2013Research paves way for the development of a vaccine for the contagious cancer which is driving Tasmanian devils to the brink of extinction.
Digital records could expose intimate details and personality traits of millions
11 March 2013Research shows that intimate personal attributes can be predicted with high levels of accuracy from ‘traces’ left by seemingly innocuous digital behaviour, in this case...
Beyond the blinding starlight
11 March 2013Study reveals chemical composites of exoplanet atmospheres 128 light years away. Scientists say techniques will “one day provide evidence of life beyond Earth”.
Plants and patterning: how shapes are made
11 March 2013A Cambridge Science Festival lecture on Wednesday (13 March 2013) will look at how plants grow through repeating patterns and discuss what we can learn...
Cambridge in Sharjah: Building the foundations of research
10 March 2013Parody as resistance, religious broadcasting in the Arab world and China’s relationship with the Gulf will all come under scrutiny as academics from Cambridge’s Centre...
From shape-shifting to therapy
09 March 2013The latest research into the intricate processes that let substances into and out of cells will help to lay the foundations for the next generation...
7,000BC: The dawn of cinema brought to life at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
08 March 2013Some of the world’s oldest engravings of the human form – prehistoric rock art from the Italian Alps – have been brought to life by...
Darwin’s ‘forgotten women’ celebrated on International Women's Day
08 March 2013Forgotten female correspondents of Charles Darwin; women who all made substantive contributions to nineteenth century society, are to be brought from the shadows to global...