Mother knows best even before birth
10 March 2010Mother birds communicate with their developing chicks before they even hatch by leaving them messages in the egg, new research by a team from the...
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Mother birds communicate with their developing chicks before they even hatch by leaving them messages in the egg, new research by a team from the...
The Cretaceous-Tertiary mass extinction, which wiped out the dinosaurs and more than half of species on Earth, was caused by an asteroid colliding with Earth...
A new multidisciplinary research programme aims to develop a single vaccine that will combat four major respiratory pathogens of pigs.
A recent study by a Cambridge researcher has uncovered the startling way in which young girls view and feel about their bodies.
Researchers at the University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory have uncovered flaws in the Chip and PIN system that allow criminals to use stolen credit and...
A Cambridge PhD student is swapping the comforts of city life for a small hammock in the jungle while he studies orang-utans in Borneo for...
Seeing someone perform a virtuous deed, especially if they are helping another person, makes us feel good, according to a recent study by psychological scientists.
Scientists in Cambridge have made a significant step towards developing a so-called "artificial pancreas" system for managing type 1 diabetes in children. The team has...
How two butterfly species have evolved exactly the same striking wing colour and pattern has intrigued biologists since Darwin's day. Now, scientists at Cambridge have...
A new centre for the study of children's literature, which will analyse material ranging from classics such as Alice In Wonderland to Disney films and...