Opinion: Why cats are fussy eaters but dogs will consume almost anything
13 November 2015Hannah Rowland (Department of Zoology) discusses why different animals have different tastes when it comes to food.
Understanding the Paris Climate Summit
13 November 2015An event taking place next week in Cambridge will highlight some of the key scientific, technological and policy issues relevant to the Paris climate summit which begins later this month.
Climate change sentiment could hit global investment portfolios in the short term
12 November 2015A new report by the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) reveals that global investment portfolios could lose up to 45 per cent as a consequence of short-term shifts in climate change sentiment.
Languages are fighting back
12 November 2015The number of young people studying languages in the UK is falling. Determined to change this, the University is running an increasing number of events to highlight the life-changing power of languages.
Power up: cockroaches employ a “force boost” to chew through tough materials
11 November 2015New research indicates that cockroaches use a combination of fast and slow twitch muscle fibres to give their mandibles a “force boost” that allows them to chew through tough materials.
Ancient stars at the centre of the Milky Way contain ‘fingerprints’ from the very early Universe
11 November 2015Astronomers have discovered some of the oldest stars in the galaxy, whose chemical composition and movements could tell us what the Universe was like soon after the Big Bang.
Opinion: Six deals to look out for as Indian PM Modi visits Britain
11 November 2015Jaideep Prabhu (Cambridge Judge Business School) discusses the business deals we can expect to be struck as a result of Narendra Modi's visit to the UK.
Opinion: ‘Vati-leaks 2’ scandal hinders attempts by Pope Francis to reform Catholic HQ
11 November 2015John Pollard (Faculty of History) discusses the latest book exposing battles for power and misbehaviour in the Vatican.
What is so unusual about a sloth’s neck?
11 November 2015The Cambridge Animal Alphabet series celebrates Cambridge’s connections with animals through literature, art, science and society. Here, X is for Xenarthran. A must-have item for 15th-century collectors of 'curiosities' and a source of fascination for evolutionary biologist Dr Robert Asher.
‘Missing’ data complicate picture of where patients choose to die
10 November 2015An NIHR-funded study from the University of Cambridge has raised questions about the widely-held assumption that most patients at the end of their lives prefer to die at home rather than a hospice or hospital.
