Ever your affectionate Father, Charles Dickens
07 February 2012A letter written in 1868 by Charles Dickens, the bicentenary of whose birth falls today, to his son Henry, who had newly arrived at Cambridge,...
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A letter written in 1868 by Charles Dickens, the bicentenary of whose birth falls today, to his son Henry, who had newly arrived at Cambridge,...
Research paves way for innovative techniques to explore disease as diverse as autism and Alzheimer’s.
Bookings for the UK’s largest free science festival open this morning at: www.cam.ac.uk/sciencefestival
Dr Hannah Newton, an historian of science with an interest in how previous generations coped with childhood illness, digs up some 17th century tips for...
In this video Dr Beverley Glover explains how a daisy is a collection of tiny flowers grouped together to make it look like a single...
A breakthrough technique for manufacturing LEDs on silicon is to be exploited in the UK, putting mass-produced, energy-efficient lighting within reach.
Innovative approaches for protecting the future of Sierra Leone’s Gola Forest – globally important for its biodiversity and its carbon reserves – are being developed...
Research provides insight into why some individuals with a family history of drug abuse are at higher risk of addiction.
Some plants go to extraordinary lengths to attract pollinators. A unique collaboration between plant scientists and physicists is revealing the full extent of botanical advertising.
Why did Renaissance shoppers fill their baskets with rosaries, crucifixes, Christ-dolls and devotional paintings? A new study by historian Dr Mary Laven investigates the significance...