The Royal Wedding… of 1736
27 April 2011For those at the heart of this week's Royal Wedding, the big day will be full of stress and worry. But that's nothing compared with...
Mapping the origins of a masterpiece
21 April 2011Published 400 years ago, the first comprehensive atlas of Great Britain is being celebrated by Cambridge University Library, home to one of only five surviving...
EX-TRA-PO-LATE! Moral philosophy and the Daleks
19 April 2011They’ve had viewers cowering behind the sofa since ‘Doctor Who’ began – but what exactly is it that makes people so frightened of the Daleks?...
Womb and prostate cancer link revealed
18 April 2011Scientists have carried out the first ever genome scan for womb cancer and discovered a genetic region that reduces risk of the disease, according to...
The Penultimate Supper?
17 April 2011The Last Supper of Jesus Christ was on the Wednesday, and not the Thursday, before his death, according to a new study which claims to...
Artificial pancreas promise for common diabetes complication
15 April 2011Cambridge research funded by the health charity Diabetes UK has for the first time successfully demonstrated the potential of an ‘artificial pancreas’ in preventing night-time...
Biological arms races in birds
13 April 2011New research reveals how biological arms races between cuckoos and host birds can escalate into a competition between the host evolving new, unique egg patterns...
Intelligent airports and greener smart phones: award-winning Cambridge innovation
13 April 2011Two Cambridge researchers have received prizes at the ICT Pioneers awards for their groundbreaking approach to modern problems.
Research unit to help encourage healthier habits launched
12 April 2011New research unit to focus on how to change behaviours responsible for the majority of premature deaths worldwide.
Cambridge Ideas - The Crime Experiment
12 April 2011Eminent criminologist Prof Lawrence Sherman has just set up a long term experiment with the police, to scientifically study crime in Manchester and come up...