Hunting for protostars
01 September 2007Looking deep inside the swirling dust clouds that make up stellar nurseries – the birth place of stars – can help unravel mysteries of the...
Arsenic in drinking water a global threat to health
29 August 2007Arsenic in drinking water is threatening the health of people in more than 70 countries around the globe, according to new research presented today.
Forgotten rival to Pepys finally reaches bookshop shelves
03 August 2007A 900,000-word eyewitness account of life in Restoration England, viewed as a “rival” to Pepys' diary but virtually forgotten since the 1700s, is being published...
Once upon a time in a beautiful garden….
02 August 2007Children and their families can expect a fairytale experience when they visit the Cambridge University Botanic Garden this summer.
The singing professor
01 August 2007University of Cambridge Professor Ron Laskey will be singing more of his "Songs for Cynical Scientists" at an evening of science comedy and cabaret tonight...
Research suggests single African origin of humans
19 July 2007New research at the University of Cambridge claims to have compelling new evidence that humans stem from the same single point of origin.
Young archaeologists dig up a mystery
04 July 2007Watch how a group of teenagers taking part in a Cambridge University archaeological dig unexpectedly unearthed the mysterious remains of a woman who could be...
Birmingham pupils get a flavour of life at Cambridge
26 June 2007Several high-achieving minority ethnic students from state schools in Birmingham are keen to apply to Cambridge following a visit to Newnham College earlier this week.
Cambridge graduate Simon is Sir Alan's apprentice
14 June 2007Cambridge University graduate Simon Ambrose was chosen as the winner of Alan Sugar's BBC TV show The Apprentice last night.
Latest innovations by tech students on show
08 June 2007A pocket Braille reading tool and a system that holds up speeding motorists are among the latest designs being unveiled by Cambridge University students hoping...