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Grasshopper

A brain chemical changes locusts from harmless grasshoppers to swarming pests

30 Jan 2009

Scientists have uncovered the underlying biological reason why locusts form migrating swarms. Their findings, reported in today's edition of Science...

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Nicola Clayton

Clever crows and dancing duets

01 May 2008

Nicky Clayton, Professor of Comparative Cognition in the Department of Experimental Psychology, has thrown the doors wide open on animal cognition...

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Tricarboxylic Acid (TCA) Cycle

Putting metabolism on the eco-map

01 Feb 2008

One of the latest technologies to emerge - metabolomics - is being used to create a snapshot of how environmental chemicals affect living organisms...

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Anything on the hearth tonight, love?

13 Apr 2007

A new study suggests the TV dinner is the evolutionary next step in the history of dining.

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Pasta Melanzane

"Evil Jamie" cooks up a treat for local school kids

20 Mar 2007

Primary school children were treated to a day at the University of Cambridge this week to learn about healthy eating.

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Meercats

Wild meerkats school their young

14 Jul 2006

Older meerkats teach younger meerkats how to handle prey.

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