Leverhulme Centre for Human Evolutionary Studies
01 May 2009Cambridge anthropologists are increasingly looking at human evolution not just as a path through the remote past, but also as a way to explore humanity...
A history of drink and drugs
01 May 2009A large interdisciplinary network is aiming to shed light on the practices, rituals and attitudes surrounding intoxication.
Stirring tails of evolution
01 May 2009Researchers in Cambridge are studying how the generation of fluid flow by organisms may have played a role in the evolution of biological complexity.
On the wings of a butterfly
01 May 2009Since Darwin’s time, Amazonian butterflies have intrigued biologists as examples of evolution in action.
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?
Commemorating Darwin
01 May 2009David Norman, Director of the Sedgwick Museum examines Darwin’s early years and his links with Cambridge.
Unravelling the secrets of Salmonella infection
01 May 2009Two new studies have uncovered important clues about how a prolific pathogen causes disease.
CRI: linking the laboratory to the cancer clinic
01 May 2009The Cambridge Research Institute (CRI) is driving the development of new approaches for the early detection, prevention and treatment of cancer.
Without the hot air
01 May 2009Internationally known for his work on information theory, machine learning and novel forms of communication, Professor David MacKay has devoted much of his time recently...
Unclouding uncertainty in climate modelling
01 May 2009New understanding of the physics of clouds is helping to model both climate change and the impact of volcanic eruptions and wild fires.