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.
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.
New understanding of the physics of clouds is helping to model both climate change and the impact of volcanic eruptions and wild fires.
Miranda Gill traces shifting 19th-century perceptions of eccentricity, from its association with the intoxicating lure of modernity and fashion to the murky underworld of circus...
Máire Ní Mhaonaigh is unravelling legends within gems of literature surviving from medieval Ireland.
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.