Mammals vs dinosaurs
15 March 2013Were dinosaurs really the most exciting and interesting creatures ever to roam the planet? Zoologist Nick Crumpton tells the Cambridge Science Festival that it’s high...
The land of make-believe
14 March 2013Using augmented reality to encourage autistic children to engage in imaginative play.
A portrait of a banking calamity
14 March 2013For many years Paul Kosmetatos worked in the City of London’s financial sector, where he became fascinated by the unfolding of periodic crises. Today he’s...
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...