Seeking climate justice at the 'world court'
29 Mar 2023How a Cambridge professor helped the climate-embattled nation of Vanuatu put the question of global warming to the International Court of Justice for...
This deceptive daisy remixed its genes to make fake lady flies
23 Mar 2023Researchers have discovered how a South African daisy makes fake lady flies on its petals to trick male flies into pollinating it.
Celebrating the women of Cambridge: Part III
23 Mar 2023Part III: To mark International Women's Day and Women's History Month, the University is delighted to shine a light on some of the incredible women...
At least 80% of the world’s most important sites for biodiversity on land currently contain human developments
23 Mar 2023At least 80% of sites identified as being internationally important for biodiversity on land currently contain infrastructure − of which more than 75...
Photosynthesis ‘hack’ could lead to new ways of generating renewable energy
22 Mar 2023Researchers have ‘hacked’ the earliest stages of photosynthesis, the natural machine that powers the vast majority of life on Earth, and discovered...
New animal welfare scoring system could enable better-informed food and farming choices
22 Mar 2023Cambridge University scientists have come up with a system of measuring animal welfare that enables reliable comparison across different types of pig...
Celebrating Cambridge Women: Part II
15 Mar 2023Read the second part of our series marking Women's History Month, as we shine a light on even more of the inspiring women living and working here at...
Knowing your ants from your anteaters: Are wildlife documentaries showing us the ‘real’ natural world?
15 Mar 2023Wildlife documentaries miss an opportunity to highlight the diversity of nature by focusing too much on mammals and birds, according to a new study.
Let's get fixable: why we need the right to repair
14 Mar 2023From toasters that won’t pop to farmers hacking their own tractors, we ask why the right to repair is important for people and for the planet – and...
“Elegant” algae solution wins Cambridge Zero student Climate Challenge
13 Mar 2023A team of student entrepreneurs who see algae as a potential business solution for reducing methane emissions from landfill and waste-water sites won...
A score for sustainability: Cambridge University football teams step out in recycled kit
13 Mar 2023The men’s and women’s teams will tackle their annual Varsity matches in football kits made from 2,500 plastic bottles.
Remarkable squirting mussels captured on film
11 Mar 2023Cambridge researchers have observed a highly unusual behaviour in the endangered freshwater mussel, Unio crassus.