Eyewitness accounts of 1641 Irish rebellion released
25 October 2010The first-hand testimonies of thousands of people who witnessed the bloody rebellion that paved the way for centuries of sectarian conflict in Ireland have been...
Preventing HIV transmission during breastfeeding
20 October 2010In order to reduce the transmission of HIV from mother to baby during breastfeeding, scientists are developing a low-cost, modified nipple shield which dispenses antiviral...
How sloths got their long neck
19 October 2010New research gives insight into one of the few mammals with more than seven neck vertebrae.
Rhyme on the rise?
18 October 2010Having long been sidelined as a Cinderella subject in schools, children's poetry is poised to reclaim the hearts and minds of a new generation of...
NATO and Russia to join in dialogue at icebreaker
13 October 2010<p>Members of NATO and Russian Federation will have their first ever open dialogue on the future of international security in the Arctic this week, amid...
Vaughan Williams work performed for first time
12 October 2010An early work by composer Ralph Vaughan Williams, born 138 years ago today, is to be performed for the first time after being spotted in...
Blood pressure breakthrough holds real hope
07 October 2010Scientists have discovered a mechanism which raises blood pressure in pre-eclampsia, a potentially deadly condition which occurs during pregnancy.
Matriarchs of Thoroughbreds unmasked
06 October 2010Thoroughbred racehorses have typically been associated with the highly-prized breeds of the Arabian Peninsula; but according to new research, their origins may be far more...
Professor Robert Edwards awarded Nobel Prize
04 October 2010Professor Robert Edwards, Pensioner Fellow at Churchill College and Emeritus Professor of Human Reproduction at the University, was today awarded the Nobel Prize in physiology...
Helping African science to THRiVE
01 October 2010Cambridge academics are helping to strengthen research expertise in Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya and Rwanda.