Without the hot air
01 May 2009Internationally known for his work on information theory, machine learning and novel forms of communication, Professor David MacKay has devoted much of his time recently...
Unclouding uncertainty in climate modelling
01 May 2009New understanding of the physics of clouds is helping to model both climate change and the impact of volcanic eruptions and wild fires.
Rethinking eccentricity
01 May 2009Miranda Gill traces shifting 19th-century perceptions of eccentricity, from its association with the intoxicating lure of modernity and fashion to the murky underworld of circus...
Tales of Vikings and Irish, clerics and kings
01 May 2009Máire Ní Mhaonaigh is unravelling legends within gems of literature surviving from medieval Ireland.
From beyond the grave
01 May 2009Tracing popular beliefs from medieval to early modern times is highlighting the durability of debates about the dead.
Glaucoma: the silent thief of sight
01 May 2009New treatments for glaucoma are a key priority in vision research. Advances in stem cell technology in Cambridge are helping to make this dream a...
Scientists discover ‘dancing’ algae
21 April 2009Scientists at Cambridge University have discovered that freshwater algae can form stable groupings in which they dance around each other, miraculously held together only by...
Nine new X chromosome genes associated with learning disabilities uncovered
17 April 2009A collaboration between more than 70 researchers across the globe has uncovered nine new genes on the X chromosome that, when knocked-out, lead to learning...
Secret to night vision found
17 April 2009The night vision abilities of nocturnal animals such as mice is down to the unconventional way that DNA is packaged within the nuclei of specialised...
Scientists issue warning on future of central Arctic
17 April 2009Scientists have warned that world leaders are in a race against time to make key decisions about the future of international co-operation in the Arctic.