Six new species of tiny frog discovered in Mexico
27 Apr 2022The size of a thumbnail, they don't have a tadpole stage and live in a 'secret world' on the forest floor
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Butterflies through time: a new exhibition
22 Mar 2022Butterflies through time at Cambridge’s Museum of Zoology illuminates the beautiful, turbulent history of butterflies across the UK.
Tree-dwelling mammals survived after asteroid strike destroyed forests
14 Oct 2021An asteroid strike 66 million years ago wiped out the non-avian dinosaurs and devastated the Earth’s forests, but tree-dwelling ancestors of primates may have survived it, according to a new study published in the journal Ecology and Evolution.
‘Vegetarian’ giant tortoise filmed attacking and eating seabird
23 Aug 2021Researchers have captured on film the moment when a Seychelles giant tortoise, Aldabrachelys gigantea, attacked and ate a tern chick. This is the first documentation of deliberate hunting in any wild tortoise species.
Museum of Zoology displays ceramic art to explore Earth's 'breaking points'
21 Jul 2021The museum's reopening exhibition uses the fragility of fired clay to throw attention back on to ecological decline, ecosystem collapse and environmental change
Dive bombing Killer flies are so fast they lose steering control
27 May 2021Killer flies can reach accelerations of over 3g when aerial diving to catch their prey – but at such high speeds they often miss because they can’t correct their course.
The Royal Society announces election of new Fellows 2021
06 May 2021Cambridge scientists are among the new Fellows announced today by the Royal Society.
Connect to nature with '12 Days of Winter Wildlife'
30 Nov 2020Researchers and staff at the University Museum of Zoology in Cambridge are getting ready to share their enthusiasm for winter wildlife in a special 12-day online event.
Vice-Chancellor’s awards showcase impact and engagement during the pandemic
05 Oct 2020Academics, students and professional members of staff from across the University have been recognised in this year’s Vice-Chancellor’s Research Impact and Engagement Awards for their work in areas including COVID-19 testing, PPE production and online engagement.
Provide shady spots to protect butterflies from climate change
24 Sep 2020Researchers have discovered significant variations in the ability of different UK butterfly species to maintain a suitable body temperature. Species that rely most on finding a suitably shady location to keep cool are at the greatest risk of population decline.
