In Darwin’s footsteps: the geology of the Galapagos
01 May 2009How did a fragment of lava set in motion a journey to the Galapagos 170 years after Darwin’s epic voyage?
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How did a fragment of lava set in motion a journey to the Galapagos 170 years after Darwin’s epic voyage?
David Norman, Director of the Sedgwick Museum examines Darwin’s early years and his links with Cambridge.
Collaboration between the University Herbarium and Microsoft Research Ltd has made a unique botanical collection available to a world-wide audience.
Scientists in the Department of Veterinary Medicine are studying viruses as pathogens in host populations, endeavouring to understand the implications of our shared evolutionary history.
By adopting the principles of natural selection, engineers are using survival of the fittest to breed better design solutions.
Two new studies have uncovered important clues about how a prolific pathogen causes disease.
The Cambridge Research Institute (CRI) is driving the development of new approaches for the early detection, prevention and treatment of cancer.
Tracing popular beliefs from medieval to early modern times is highlighting the durability of debates about the dead.
New treatments for glaucoma are a key priority in vision research. Advances in stem cell technology in Cambridge are helping to make this dream a...
Some remarkable organisms are able to withstand almost complete desiccation. How they survive is providing Cambridge researchers with new ideas for biostable therapeutics.