How butterflies’ wings could cut bank fraud
28 May 2010Cambridge scientists have discovered a way of mimicking the stunningly bright and beautiful colours found on the wings of tropical butterflies. The findings could have...
History’s bitter pill
27 May 2010The British Empire presided over innumerable atrocities and acts of appalling cruelty, but what use is acknowledging those injustices when they are so distant from...
All things being equal
27 May 2010UK law is different for men and women on issues such as maternity or paternity leave. Dr. Jude Browne’s research asks about whether our gender...
A Class Apart
26 May 2010Despite our best efforts, social mobility in the UK does not seem to be improving. Diane Reay, Professor of Education at the University of Cambridge,...
Power to the people?
26 May 2010Greece was the birthplace of democracy, but our own political system would be unrecognisable to voters in Ancient Athens. As Classicist Paul Cartledge explains, however,...
Closing the gender gap
25 May 2010The total amount of work done by men and women in the UK is roughly equal, but the bulk of unpaid work is still done...
Detection of huge carbon burp that helped end ice age
25 May 2010Scientists have found the possible source of a huge carbon dioxide "burp" that happened some 18,000 years ago and which helped to end the last...
Major new study into brain ageing
25 May 2010Efforts to understand the effects of ageing on the brain have been given a major boost with the announcement of a new £5m grant from...
Swarming locusts need larger brains
24 May 2010One of the most devastating events in the insect world - the locust swarm - has extraordinary effects on the insect's brains, scientists in Cambridge...
Royal Society announces new Fellows
21 May 2010Seven Cambridge researchers are among the 44 new Fellows announced by the Royal Society this week.