What was the Star of Bethlehem?
23 December 2024It’s a key feature of a school nativity play, but what’s the science behind the Star of Bethlehem?
Early warning tool will help control huge locust swarms
19 December 2024A new tool that predicts the behaviour of desert locust populations will help national agencies to manage huge swarms before they devastate food crops in Africa and Asia.
Massive black hole in the early universe spotted taking a ‘nap’ after overeating
18 December 2024Scientists have spotted a massive black hole in the early universe that is ‘napping’ after stuffing itself with too much food.
Cambridge rowers vie for place in The Boat Race 2025
17 December 2024The Cambridge contenders for The Boat Race 2025 have become clearer after a thrilling day of action on the Thames.
The lab making food healthier and medicine cheaper
16 December 2024Dr Nicola Patron is cultivating a new kind of biotechnology, where we can read nature’s blueprints and direct its energy to more potent ends.
Afghan journalist and TIME magazine woman of the year joins Cambridge college
11 December 2024Zahra Joya, an Afghan journalist and one of TIME magazine's Women of the Year 2022, has been appointed By-Fellow at Hughes Hall.
Cambridge to trial cutting-edge semiconductor technologies for wider use in major European project
10 December 2024The University of Cambridge is one of two UK participants named as part of the PIXEurope consortium, a collaboration between research organisations from across Europe which will develop and manufacture prototypes of their products based on photonic chips.
Wrong trees in the wrong place can make cities hotter at night, study reveals
10 December 2024While trees can cool some cities significantly during the day, new research shows that tree canopies can also trap heat and raise temperatures at night. The study aims to help urban planners choose the best combinations of trees and planting locations to combat urban heat stress.
Pacific curators restore Indigenous voices to colonial-era collections
08 December 2024'Fault Lines', a new exhibition at MAA, offers an intimate exploration of Pacific cultures guided by Indigenous curators and contemporary artists from Hawai‘i, the Torres Strait, Bougainville and the Salish Sea
Professor Duncan Richards appointed as Head of Department of Medicine
06 December 2024Professor Duncan Richards has today been announced as the new Head of the Department of Medicine at the University of Cambridge.
