Nabil Ali is discovering the natural colours hidden within the berries, blooms and bark found in the Cambridge University Botanic Garden – including...
Rediscovered notebook adds new depth to our understanding of Isaac Newton's relationship with theology.
The Cambridge papers of Sir Isaac Newton, including early drafts and Newton’s annotated copies of Principia Mathematica – a work that changed the...
The most important publication in the history of science – Isaac Newton’s own annotated copy of Principia Mathematica – and other seminal works by...
Hugh Hunt (Department of Engineering) discusses the Wall of Death world record attempt and how a motorcycle can ride around a vertical wall.
Some of the world’s most valuable books and manuscripts – texts which have altered the very fabric of our understanding – will go on display in...
In 2016, Cambridge University Library will celebrate 600 years as one of the world's greatest libraries with a spectacular exhibition of priceless...
The history of science has been centred for too long on the West, say Simon Schaffer and Sujit Sivasundaram. It’s time to think global.
It was the conundrum that baffled some of the greatest and most eccentric experts of the 18th century - and captivated the British public during an...
