Nudging consumers towards better health
25 May 2012It seems at once the simplest and most complex of health problems: by eating healthily, not smoking, being more active and cutting down on alcohol,...
Circadian rhythms protein found in different types of living organisms
25 May 2012Research suggests that circadian clocks shared a common ancestor.
'Everything, everywhere, ever’ – a new door opens on the history of humanity
24 May 2012The history of humanity, from our earliest ancestors to today’s indigenous people spread across the globe, is being retold as a Cambridge University museum reopens...
Seahorses and the "onion world"
24 May 2012Dr Amanda Vincent – one of the world’s leading experts on seahorses and their relatives – is spending a year at Cambridge’s Department of Geography...
3D model reveals how ancient creature got around
24 May 2012Early tetrapod primarily used front limbs to move and its back limbs for balance.
Cooperation, altruism and naturalism - two lectures on evolutionary themes
24 May 2012Denis Alexander is the Director of The Faraday Institute for Science and Religion. Here he discusses two upcoming talks.
The power of thinking big
23 May 2012Population studies on a vast scale are providing the power to enable accurate risk assessment – and intervention – into cardiovascular disease.
The art of survival
22 May 2012A collection of artefacts made by prisoners from the Channel Islands in World War II has gone on display in Jersey to mark the 70th...
With the people, for the people: applying mental health research
21 May 2012From campus to community, the worlds of mental health research and medical practice are being brought together by a collaboration involving researchers, health and social...
Can Hollande live up to expectations?
18 May 2012As Francois Hollande takes up his seat as President of France, will he be able to live up to the huge expectations of those who...