How quickly things spread
20 February 2012Understanding the spread of infectious diseases in populations is the key to controlling them. If the UK was facing a flu pandemic, how could we...
Archaeologists discover Jordan’s earliest buildings
18 February 2012Some of the earliest evidence of prehistoric architecture has been discovered in the Jordanian desert, providing archaeologists with a new perspective on how humans lived...
The fate of a thin liquid filament
17 February 2012Scientists have solved one of the ink-jet printing industry's greatest challenges - whether a liquid thread will break up into drops.
Building the future with BRICs
17 February 2012A major conference examining how the emergence of Brazil, Russia, India and China as leading world powers should be accommodated by the international community will...
Under the Microscope #9 – Skate head
16 February 2012Dr Andrew Gillis shows us an embryonic skate head and explains how the red denticles dotted all over it have very similar properties to human...
'Picture This #16', Portrait of a pineapple, Fitzwilliam Museum.
16 February 2012The painting is part of the pineapple’s success story as the ultimate status symbol of 18th century England.
Down’s syndrome stem cells used to model Alzheimer’s
16 February 2012Innovative way to study Alzheimer's disease developed by Cambridge scientists.
The sweet sound of science
15 February 2012Musicians and music-lovers alike are invited to this year’s Cambridge Science Festival – the UK’s biggest free science festival – which runs from March 12-25...
The crystal ball of conservation
15 February 2012An innovative horizon-scanning exercise, which has just delivered its latest report, highlights emerging topics of relevance to the world’s natural environment and the diversity of...
Critical stage of embryonic development now observable
14 February 2012Scientists now able to view critical aspects of mammalian embryonic development using new technique.