Environment
The King breaks ground on Cambridge’s New Whittle Laboratory
09 May 2023His Majesty The King visited the University of Cambridge today, in his first public engagement following the Coronation.
Dogs may be at risk from high levels of lead from shotgun pellets in raw pheasant dog food, study finds
03 May 2023Researchers tested samples of raw pheasant dog food and discovered that the majority contained high levels of lead that could put dogs’ health at...
Toxic discovery on Robinson Crusoe Island
30 Apr 2023Dr Constanza Toro-Valdivieso has been to the ends of the Earth to collect seal poo. Her results show that seemingly healthy seals are contaminated by...
Saving England's chalk streams
27 Apr 2023A conference organised by Pembroke College, Cambridge Conservation Initiative and WildFish Conservation has mobilised activists working to save chalk...
Prolonged droughts likely spelled the end for Indus megacities
26 Apr 2023New research involving Cambridge University has found evidence — locked into an ancient stalagmite from a cave in the Himalayas — of a series of...
Evolution of two contagious cancers affecting Tasmanian devils underlines unpredictability of disease threat
20 Apr 2023Scientists have traced the family trees of two transmissible cancers that affect Tasmanian devils and have pinpointed mutations which may drive...
Companies’ zero-deforestation commitments have potential to halve cattle-driven deforestation in Brazilian Amazon
20 Apr 2023Study shows better adoption and implementation of company supply chain policies for Brazilian beef and leather could significantly reduce carbon...
Killer heatwaves endanger India's development
19 Apr 2023Heatwaves could slow or reverse India’s progress towards Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) without heat impact assessments.
Fixing the Fens
14 Apr 2023Reconciling human activities with nature is never going to be easy, but a new Cambridge group is using everything it’s got to try and protect a vital...
Ice sheets can collapse faster than previously thought possible
05 Apr 2023Ice sheets can retreat up to 600 metres a day during periods of climate warming, 20 times faster than the highest rate of retreat previously measured...
Medieval monks accidentally recorded some of history’s biggest volcanic eruptions
05 Apr 2023By observing the night sky, medieval monks unwittingly recorded some of history’s largest volcanic eruptions, according to a new analysis of 12th and...
Part IV: Celebrating the Cambridge Women Changing the World
30 Mar 2023Part IV - The Finale: To mark International Women's Day and Women's History Month, the University is delighted to shine a light on some of the...