The carriers of memory
06 March 2012Almost 100 years after the outbreak of World War I, public opinion about war in many of the countries that fought appears to have shifted...
What is the price of free?
06 March 2012Scientists from the Computer Laboratory at Cambridge University have designed a method to improve privacy control in the Android apps market. The method reaches a...
Human's oldest ancestor found
06 March 2012Most primitive known vertebrate and therefore the ancestor of all descendant vertebrates, including humans, discovered.
Demise of large animals caused by both man and climate change
05 March 2012Research provides new insights about what caused the extinction of many of the world’s big animals over the last 100,000 years.
Looking the part
05 March 2012Throughout history, clothes have been a powerful part of our identity. Taking place this Friday, a symposium called Appearances of Gender – open to all...
Stories without borders
02 March 2012A public lecture at Cambridge University today (March 2) will explore the role of storytelling in narratives that address global history.
Under the Microscope #13 - Tiny worm pellets
01 March 2012Matthew Kuo tells us how tiny worm faecal pellets affect how oil pipelines sit on the seabed.
A musical expedition to Scott’s South Pole
01 March 2012A cycle of songs imagining the final thoughts of Captain Scott and his polar party has been composed by Cambridge graduate Jake Wilson – with...
Landscape, literature, life
29 February 2012Over the past few years, the genre of ‘nature writing’ has seen a new sense of urgency, fostered by a growing awareness of a natural...
Under the Microscope #12 - Brain cells from skin cells
28 February 2012This is a beautiful image of human brain cells, which can now be grown from adult skin cells.