Exploring Antarctica in Cambridge
01 April 2022In its inaugural year in 2021, the Cambridge Festival managed to reach every continent on Earth - except Antarctica. So, for 2022, we’ve brought Antarctica...
Protection of refugee animals is vital to support livelihoods and health
31 March 2022The lifting of veterinary regulations to allow animals to be moved to safety during Ukraine's humanitarian crisis is unprecedented. Dorien Braam argues for this approach to be...
Poorly conceived payment-on-results funding threatens to undermine education aid
30 March 2022Analysis of a results-based-financing programme for education aid in Ethiopia finds that multiple aspects of the arrangement were unfit for purpose from the start and...
NRICH: nurturing next-generation problem solvers
30 March 2022NRICH spent the last two years in emergency rescue mode, helping learners in lockdown. Its online resources attracted over a million page views per week. Now celebrating...
Greater business-university collaboration will reap rewards, says new report
28 March 2022Interactions between UK businesses and universities are broad-based and beneficial, but are being held back by firms' lack of capacity and information to tap this...
Scientists find that the impact of social media on wellbeing varies across adolescence
28 March 2022Girls and boys might be more vulnerable to the negative effects of social media use at different times during their adolescence, say an international team...
Dense bones allowed Spinosaurus to hunt underwater
23 March 2022Its close cousin Baryonyx probably swam too, but Suchomimus might have waded like a heron.
Lack of transparency over cost of conservation projects hampers ability to prioritise funds for nature protection
23 March 2022A new study has found that costs of conservation projects are rarely reported, making it difficult for others to make decisions on the most cost-effective...
Crop Science Centre to conduct field trials of genetically modified barley that could reduce need for synthetic fertilisers
23 March 2022Trials will evaluate whether enhancing the natural capacity of crops to interact with common soil fungi can contribute to more sustainable, equitable food production.
Butterflies through time: a new exhibition
22 March 2022Butterflies through time at Cambridge’s Museum of Zoology illuminates the beautiful, turbulent history of butterflies across the UK.