The Impact of Idealism
06 September 2012German Idealism changed the world and influenced politics, science, art and numerous other fields. The ways in which it shaped the modern world have been...
Natural barometer in birds evolved from ancient fish sense organ
04 September 2012New research indicates that a bird’s ability to detect changes in air pressure is the evolutionary remnant of an ancient sense organ found in sharks...
Going with the slow flow
28 August 2012A walking tour of historic swimming spots taking place during Open Cambridge (7-9 September) will celebrate Cambridge’s shifting relationship with the river that flows through...
Share and share alike
24 August 2012A new resource launched today by the University of Cambridge will help researchers seek out and access high-value equipment across five universities.
Scientists explain scale of Japanese tsunami
24 August 2012Tsunamis are caused by earthquakes under the seabed. Some tsunamis – including the disaster that hit Japan last year – are unexpectedly large. Cambridge scientists...
Farming loved but misunderstood, survey shows
23 August 2012A YouGov Cambridge poll has revealed widespread affection for agriculture, even though there is a surprising level of ignorance about the sector and its contribution...
The man who discovered a ‘lost’ wonder of the world
22 August 2012Among the numerous treasures at Cambridge University Library are the private documents of the explorer, John Lewis Burckhardt, who rediscovered Petra 200 years ago today.
Genetic roulette in a new world
17 August 2012Dr Robin Hesketh, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Biochemistry and author of Betrayed by Nature, explains how advances in inexpensive, rapid gene sequencing and...
Breast cancer: Back to basics
16 August 2012Ahead of the first in a series of pub-based science talks, called “SciBar” this evening (16 August), Hayley Frend explains why fundamental knowledge about the...
Science Night Returns to Radio 5 live
14 August 2012Following the huge success of BBC Radio 5 live’s inaugural Science Night last December, the University of Cambridge’s Dr Chris Smith and his fellow ‘Naked...