How the butterflies got their spots
04 February 2010How 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...
Researchers get serious about kids’ stuff
03 February 2010A 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...
Does evolution always lead to bigger brains?
26 January 2010The commonly held assumption that as primates evolved, their brains always tended to get bigger has been challenged by a team of scientists at Cambridge...
Scientists make new discoveries in battle with superbug
22 January 2010New research from Cambridge should help hospitals control the spread of MRSA and other emerging superbugs.
Royal Astronomical Society announces honours
21 January 2010Cambridge academics have been honoured for their outstanding contribution to astronomy by the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS).
Scientists find "missing link" between heart failure and environment
13 January 2010Scientists have found what they believe is the missing link between heart failure, our genes and our environment. The study could open up completely new...
Manchester Police to test Cambridge “pressure points”
12 January 2010Greater Manchester Police are to field test a new Cambridge University initiative to cut crime by focusing police officers on "pressure points" known for their...
Watching cancer cells eat, breathe and die
04 January 2010Cancer cells can now be viewed as never before, thanks to cutting-edge imaging tools being developed in Cambridge.
Cut-and-paste cancer: lymphoma’s genetic blueprint
04 January 2010Researchers in the Department of Pathology have established precisely how the ‘cutting and pasting’ of genetic material from one chromosome to another results in cancer.
Cancer: what's on the cards?
04 January 2010Scientists at Strangeways Research Laboratory are leading the search for the ‘genetic cards’ that determine an individual’s risk of cancer.