The man behind the mangroves
23 Jun 2025Dr Tom Worthington works on the restoration and conservation of coastal ecosystems. The data he provides sits at the heart of billion-pound initiatives to save our natural world.
News from the Department of Zoology.
Learning to thrive in diverse African habitats allowed early humans to spread across the world
18 Jun 2025Before the ‘Out of Africa’ migration that led our ancestors into Eurasia and beyond, human populations learned to adapt to new and challenging habitats including African forests and deserts, which was key to the long-term success of our species’ dispersal.
Cambridge researchers awarded Advanced Grants from the European Research Council
17 Jun 2025Eleven senior researchers at the University of Cambridge have been awarded Advanced Grants from the European Research Council – the highest number of grants awarded to any institution in this latest funding round.
Pangolins in West Africa hunted for food rather than for illicit scales trade
13 Jun 2025Research finds that appetite for bushmeat – rather than the black market for scales to use in traditional Chinese medicine – may be driving West Africa’s illegal hunting of one of the world’s most threatened mammals.
Cambridge researchers elected as Fellows of the Royal Society 2025
20 May 2025Nine outstanding Cambridge scientists have been elected as Fellows of the Royal Society, the UK’s national academy of sciences and the oldest science academy in continuous existence.
To save nature, AI needs our help
07 May 2025Researchers at Cambridge are leading conversations to make sure we embrace AI with eyes wide open.
Growing wildflowers on disused urban land can damage bee health
16 Apr 2025Wildflowers growing on land previously used for buildings and factories can accumulate lead, arsenic and other metal contaminants from the soil, which are consumed by pollinators as they feed, a new study has found.
Hundreds of A-level students see grades rise and secure places at top universities following Cambridge's STEM SMART initiative
07 Apr 2025UCAS evaluation shows the most engaged sixth formers saw their results jump by a grade on average, were up to four times as successful in achieving an A*, and around twice as successful in securing an Oxbridge place.
Turbocharging the race to protect nature and climate with AI
06 Apr 2025Rebalancing the planet must happen faster. Cambridge researchers are using AI to help.
Conservation efforts are bringing species back from the brink
18 Mar 2025A major review of over 67,000 animal species has found that while the natural world continues to face a biodiversity crisis, targeted conservation efforts are helping bring many species back from the brink of extinction.
