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  • From monster makers to crime solvers: scientists get a rewrite
    19 October 2025
  • Should you miss your 9am lecture?
    17 October 2025
  • Editor's pickMaking science accessible to everyone: in conversation with Cambridge Hands-On Science
    17 October 2025
  • Research Roundup: Week Three
    17 October 2025
  • From monster makers to crime solvers: scientists get a rewrite

    From monster makers to crime solvers: scientists get a rewrite

    Beatrix Biagini explores how the portrayal of scientists in literature has evolved over the last four centuries

    19 October 2025
    From monster makers to crime solvers: scientists get a rewrite
  • Research Roundup: Week Three

    Research Roundup: Week Three

    Kalina Poydovska presents some of the latest scientific developments

    17 October 2025
    Research Roundup: Week Three
  • Should you miss your 9am lecture?

    Should you miss your 9am lecture?

    17 October 2025
    Should you miss your 9am lecture?
  • Making science accessible to everyone: in conversation with Cambridge Hands-On Science

    Making science accessible to everyone: in conversation with Cambridge Hands-On Science

    17 October 2025
    Making science accessible to everyone: in conversation with Cambridge Hands-On Science
  • A new Cambridge exhibition materialises

    A new Cambridge exhibition materialises

    13 October 2025
    A new Cambridge exhibition materialises
  • Trump's comments on Tylenol: how science is being weaponised

    Trump’s comments on Tylenol: how science is being weaponised

    9 October 2025
    Trump’s comments on Tylenol: how science is being weaponised
  • As the swallow flies

    As the swallow flies

    5 October 2025
    As the swallow flies
  • Research Roundup: Week One

    Research Roundup: Week One

    3 October 2025
    Research Roundup: Week One
  • Revolutionise your pres: here's how to turn water into wine

    Revolutionise your pres: here’s how to turn water into wine

    3 October 2025
    Revolutionise your pres: here’s how to turn water into wine
  • Is the gender binary really ‘basic biology’?

    Is the gender binary really ‘basic biology’?

    1 October 2025
    Is the gender binary really ‘basic biology’?
  • What's in a name? Florey's role in the penicillin story

    What’s in a name? Florey’s role in the penicillin story

    Timothy Moy explains the namesake of the new café in Harvey court

    28 September 2025
    What’s in a name? Florey’s role in the penicillin story
  • It's materials science's time to shine 

    It’s materials science’s time to shine 

    Dhruv Shenai speaks to the founders of MatSoc about bringing their beloved subject into the mainstream

    26 September 2025
    It’s materials science’s time to shine 
  • Could ’artificial cartilage‘ be the key to a self-medicating body?

    Could ’artificial cartilage‘ be the key to a self-medicating body?

    21 September 2025
    Could ’artificial cartilage‘ be the key to a self-medicating body?
  • Miniature birds and cannabalistic salamanders: how organisms are adapting to climate change

    Miniature birds and cannabalistic salamanders: how organisms are adapting to climate change

    18 September 2025
    Miniature birds and cannabalistic salamanders: how organisms are adapting to climate change
  • Why ‘repressed’ memories might actually be false memories

    Why ‘repressed’ memories might actually be false memories

    14 September 2025
    Why ‘repressed’ memories might actually be false memories
  • The ultimate popular science reading list

    The ultimate popular science reading list

    11 September 2025
    The ultimate popular science reading list
  • Who gets to stay cool in Cambridge?

    Who gets to stay cool in Cambridge?

    7 September 2025
    Who gets to stay cool in Cambridge?
  • How to spot a cheater (without Coldplay’s kiss cam)

    How to spot a cheater (without Coldplay’s kiss cam)

    5 September 2025
    How to spot a cheater (without Coldplay’s kiss cam)
  • Rock and code: Cambridge AI vs landslides

    Rock and code: Cambridge AI vs landslides

    1 September 2025
    Rock and code: Cambridge AI vs landslides
  • The science of 'three-parent' babies

    The science of ‘three-parent’ babies

    29 August 2025
    The science of ‘three-parent’ babies
  • How films ‘hack’ your senses

    How films ‘hack’ your senses

    Kalina Poydovska explores how perceptual illusions manipulate your movie experience

    25 August 2025
    How films ‘hack’ your senses
  • Forget horses, sperm is the new gambling opportunity

    Forget horses, sperm is the new gambling opportunity

    Laura Verdina discusses how a recent ‘Sperm Race’ could change the way we understand male fertility

    21 August 2025
    Forget horses, sperm is the new gambling opportunity
  • Is climate change draining your brain?

    Is climate change draining your brain?

    17 August 2025
    Is climate change draining your brain?
  • Why the exam period sucks

    Why the exam period sucks

    15 August 2025
    Why the exam period sucks
  • Blood, spit and tears: the future of cancer diagnosis

    Blood, spit and tears: the future of cancer diagnosis

    10 August 2025
    Blood, spit and tears: the future of cancer diagnosis
  • How an administration is ruining science

    How an administration is ruining science

    7 August 2025
    How an administration is ruining science
  • Vitamin C(ambridge)

    Vitamin C(ambridge)

    17 July 2025
    Vitamin C(ambridge)
  • How does the brain become conscious of its thoughts? 

    How does the brain become conscious of its thoughts? 

    11 July 2025
    How does the brain become conscious of its thoughts? 
  • It's only rocket science, Elon

    It’s only rocket science, Elon

    3 July 2025
    It’s only rocket science, Elon
  • What happens to your body during May Week?

    What happens to your body during May Week?

    13 June 2025
    What happens to your body during May Week?
  • Watch out for your fruit bowl

    Watch out for your fruit bowl

    Jenny Jiang gives an insight into the everyday fruits that can pose lethal threats

    12 June 2025
    Watch out for your fruit bowl
  • Can ‘cloaked cells’ help us cure Alzheimer's?

    Can ‘cloaked cells’ help us cure Alzheimer’s?

    Shiyun Lang explains why new ‘cloaked cells’ have such wide-ranging therapeutic potential in transplantation and neurodegenerative disorders  

    8 June 2025
    Can ‘cloaked cells’ help us cure Alzheimer’s?
  • A mammoth discovery? The science of de-extinction 

    A mammoth discovery? The science of de-extinction 

    1 June 2025
    A mammoth discovery? The science of de-extinction 
  • Research Roundup: rock on?

    Research Roundup: rock on?

    26 May 2025
    Research Roundup: rock on?
  • Peeling back food waste

    Peeling back food waste

    25 May 2025
    Peeling back food waste
  • Is Ozempic really a breakthrough drug?

    Is Ozempic really a breakthrough drug?

    22 May 2025
    Is Ozempic really a breakthrough drug?
  • Rhythm is a biped: your mother walked so you could talk

    Rhythm is a biped: your mother walked so you could talk

    18 May 2025
    Rhythm is a biped: your mother walked so you could talk
  • What can magic mushrooms can do for Parkinson's disease?

    What can magic mushrooms can do for Parkinson’s disease?

    29 May 2025
    What can magic mushrooms can do for Parkinson’s disease?
  • One size doesn’t fit all: why understanding your genes could revolutionise your medicine cabinet

    One size doesn’t fit all: why understanding your genes could revolutionise your medicine cabinet

    15 May 2025
    One size doesn’t fit all: why understanding your genes could revolutionise your medicine cabinet
  • The age of the hype cycle: why science needs room to breathe

    The age of the hype cycle: why science needs room to breathe

    11 May 2025
    The age of the hype cycle: why science needs room to breathe
  • No need to reinvent the wheel

    No need to reinvent the wheel

    The physics behind a bicycle

    4 May 2025
    No need to reinvent the wheel
  • Ultra-processed food: is it as bad as they say? 

    Ultra-processed food: is it as bad as they say? 

    Maya Kunchur explores the effect of ultra-processed foods on your body and asks why they’re still around

    1 May 2025
    Ultra-processed food: is it as bad as they say? 
  • More than just hocus pocus: Curious Cures at the University Library

    Review

    More than just hocus pocus: Curious Cures at the University Library

    27 April 2025
    More than just hocus pocus: Curious Cures at the University Library
  • Endometriosis treatment: same old status quo?

    Endometriosis treatment: same old status quo?

    8 May 2025
    Endometriosis treatment: same old status quo?
  • Research Roundup: Week One

    Research Round-up

    Research Roundup: Week One

    25 April 2025
    Research Roundup: Week One
  • Meet the student team building a zero-emissions boat

    Meet the student team building a zero-emissions boat

    25 April 2025
    Meet the student team building a zero-emissions boat
  • Is camembert the secret to a gouda memory?

    Is camembert the secret to a gouda memory?

    20 April 2025
    Is camembert the secret to a gouda memory?
  • Dark energy: lights out for the universe?

    Dark energy: lights out for the universe?

    10 April 2025
    Dark energy: lights out for the universe?
  • Do you really have 'cortisol face'?

    Do you really have ‘cortisol face’?

    31 March 2025
    Do you really have ‘cortisol face’?
  • Lab-grown meat: what are the steaks?

    Lab-grown meat: what are the steaks?

    27 March 2025
    Lab-grown meat: what are the steaks?
  • We should be more superstitious

    Opinion

    We should be more superstitious

    Ellie Buckley explains how your lucky socks actually could be making you perform better

    23 March 2025
    We should be more superstitious
  • Through the glass ceiling to the stars?

    Through the glass ceiling to the stars?

    Elisabeta Darie discusses how commercial spaceflight could change the atmosphere around accessibility

    9 March 2025
    Through the glass ceiling to the stars?
  • Dr. Grace Lin and Dr. Felicia Sunaryo on practicing Traditional Chinese Medicine

    Interview

    Dr. Grace Lin and Dr. Felicia Sunaryo on practicing Traditional Chinese Medicine

    7 March 2025
    Dr. Grace Lin and Dr. Felicia Sunaryo on practicing Traditional Chinese Medicine
  • Research Round-Up: Week Seven

    Research Round-Up: Week Seven

    7 March 2025
    Research Round-Up: Week Seven
  • Have chromosomes cracked the case?

    Have chromosomes cracked the case?

    7 March 2025
    Have chromosomes cracked the case?
  • When poison becomes cure

    When poison becomes cure

    27 February 2025
    When poison becomes cure
  • The fate of science under Trump 2.0

    Opinion

    The fate of science under Trump 2.0

    23 February 2025
    The fate of science under Trump 2.0
  • 'Summarise this article'

    ‘Summarise this article’

    21 February 2025
    ‘Summarise this article’
  • In defence of the unexpected discovery

    Long Read

    In defence of the unexpected discovery

    21 February 2025
    In defence of the unexpected discovery
  • Research Roundup: Week Five

    Research Round-up

    Research Roundup: Week Five

    21 February 2025
    Research Roundup: Week Five
  • The power of plants

    The power of plants

    Elizabeth Porter explores how plants have contributed to science, from heart failure to robotics

    16 February 2025
    The power of plants
  • Meet the Cambridge researchers exploring psychedelic-assisted therapies

    Long Read

    Meet the Cambridge researchers exploring psychedelic-assisted therapies

    Ruby Jackson speaks to the psychiatrist researching the therapeutic potential of psychedelics

    7 February 2025
    Meet the Cambridge researchers exploring psychedelic-assisted therapies
  • Research Roundup: Week Three

    Research Round-up

    Research Roundup: Week Three

    7 February 2025
    Research Roundup: Week Three
  • Does Chinese acupuncture have a place in modern medicine?

    Opinion

    Does Chinese acupuncture have a place in modern medicine?

    7 February 2025
    Does Chinese acupuncture have a place in modern medicine?
  • How medical research is failing women – and how to fix it

    How medical research is failing women – and how to fix it

    6 February 2025
    How medical research is failing women – and how to fix it
  • Why are more boys born after wars?

    Why are more boys born after wars?

    2 February 2025
    Why are more boys born after wars?
  • Will DeepSeek dethrone ChatGPT?

    Will DeepSeek dethrone ChatGPT?

    31 January 2025
    Will DeepSeek dethrone ChatGPT?
  • Bacteria on the mind?

    Bacteria on the mind?

    26 January 2025
    Bacteria on the mind?
  • Research Roundup: Week One

    Research Round-up

    Research Roundup: Week One

    24 January 2025
    Research Roundup: Week One
  • Past their sell-by date: the science of calendars past and present

    Feature

    Past their sell-by date: the science of calendars past and present

    24 January 2025
    Past their sell-by date: the science of calendars past and present
  • Pride without prejudice in the animal kingdom

    Pride without prejudice in the animal kingdom

    Charlie Owen explores what the animal kingdom can teach us about gender and sexuality

    24 January 2025
    Pride without prejudice in the animal kingdom
  • The munchies for Maccies?

    The munchies for Maccies?

    Yi Sum Yue explains why we flock to food after a night out

    16 January 2025
    The munchies for Maccies?
  • Why some like it hot

    Why some like it hot

    9 January 2025
    Why some like it hot
  • Stay cold to treat a cold?

    Stay cold to treat a cold?

    5 January 2025
    Stay cold to treat a cold?
  • Why do we remember the 'good old days'?

    Why do we remember the ‘good old days’?

    2 January 2025
    Why do we remember the ‘good old days’?
  • Research Round-up: 2024 edition

    Research Round-Up

    Research Round-up: 2024 edition

    30 December 2024
    Research Round-up: 2024 edition
  • Beauty vs brains? 

    Long Read

    Beauty vs brains? 

    26 December 2024
    Beauty vs brains? 
  • The end of the world as we know it!

    Feature

    The end of the world as we know it!

    22 December 2024
    The end of the world as we know it!
  • How coffee makes you smarter

    How coffee makes you smarter

    19 December 2024
    How coffee makes you smarter
  • A breath of fresh air for respiratory medicine

    A breath of fresh air for respiratory medicine

    12 December 2024
    A breath of fresh air for respiratory medicine
  • Hope for the environment in the age of Trump

    Opinion

    Hope for the environment in the age of Trump

    Isaac Howell offers a new perspective on the impact of Trump’s return to office on the environment

    2 December 2024
    Hope for the environment in the age of Trump
  • Seven is the magic number

    Astronomy

    Seven is the magic number

    How Bablyonian astronomy shapes our lives today

    29 November 2024
    Seven is the magic number
  • Research round-up: week eight

    Research Round-Up

    Research round-up: week eight

    29 November 2024
    Research round-up: week eight
  • Is epigenetics the secret to eternal youth?

    Is epigenetics the secret to eternal youth?

    26 November 2024
    Is epigenetics the secret to eternal youth?
  • Research Round-up: week six

    Research Round-up: week six

    15 November 2024
    Research Round-up: week six
  • Let's root for root vegetables!

    Let’s root for root vegetables!

    15 November 2024
    Let’s root for root vegetables!
  • In praise of the Museum of Zoology

    Zoology

    In praise of the Museum of Zoology

    14 November 2024
    In praise of the Museum of Zoology
  • The new face of probiotics

    Microbiology

    The new face of probiotics

    12 November 2024
    The new face of probiotics
  • Research Round-up: Week four

    Research Round-up: Week four

    1 November 2024
    Research Round-up: Week four
  • Beating the winter blues

    Beating the winter blues

    1 November 2024
    Beating the winter blues
  • The Elvish gene?

    The Elvish gene?

    Maya Kunchur looks at the world of Lord of the Rings from the perspective of an evolutionary biologist

    1 November 2024
    The Elvish gene?
  • Panacea or pharmastate nightmare?

    Panacea or pharmastate nightmare?

    Elizabeth Zachariah examines how the blockbluster success of Ozempic is shaping the global pharmaceutical landscape

    27 October 2024
    Panacea or pharmastate nightmare?
  • The myth of a peaceful death

    The myth of a peaceful death

    24 October 2024
    The myth of a peaceful death
  • Research Round-up: Week Two

    Research Round-up: Week Two

    20 October 2024
    Research Round-up: Week Two
  • Sick of getting sick? The science of freshers' flu

    Sick of getting sick? The science of freshers’ flu

    18 October 2024
    Sick of getting sick? The science of freshers’ flu
  • Cambridge alumni sweep this year's Nobel Prizes

    Cambridge alumni sweep this year’s Nobel Prizes

    17 October 2024
    Cambridge alumni sweep this year’s Nobel Prizes
  • The next Covid-19: why future pandemics are 'a certainty'

    Global Health

    The next Covid-19: why future pandemics are ‘a certainty’

    10 October 2024
    The next Covid-19: why future pandemics are ‘a certainty’
  • So much doom(scrolling)

    Not Built for This

    So much doom(scrolling)

    6 October 2024
    So much doom(scrolling)
  • Research Round-up: what you missed over the summer

    Research Round-up

    Research Round-up: what you missed over the summer

    4 October 2024
    Research Round-up: what you missed over the summer
  • Anti-climax? The science of the female orgasm

    Anti-climax? The science of the female orgasm

    4 October 2024
    Anti-climax? The science of the female orgasm
  • Helping hedgehogs and beyond

    Conservation

    Helping hedgehogs and beyond

    An interview with Shepreth Hedgehog Hospital

    26 September 2024
    Helping hedgehogs and beyond
  • Under pressure: the badger cull controversy

    Ecology

    Under pressure: the badger cull controversy

    Why culling badgers is not a black and white issue

    19 September 2024
    Under pressure: the badger cull controversy
  • The battle against antimicrobial resistance

    Global Health

    The battle against antimicrobial resistance

    12 September 2024
    The battle against antimicrobial resistance
  • The magic of mRNA

    Medicine

    The magic of mRNA

    6 September 2024
    The magic of mRNA
  • Misinformation — it's in our genes

    Genetics

    Misinformation — it’s in our genes

    2 September 2024
    Misinformation — it’s in our genes
  • We're (g)in trouble

    Not Built for This

    We’re (g)in trouble

    29 August 2024
    We’re (g)in trouble
  • Rescuing reds is nuts! A tail of squirrel conservation

    Ecology

    Rescuing reds is nuts! A tail of squirrel conservation

    25 August 2024
    Rescuing reds is nuts! A tail of squirrel conservation
  • Does the mpox outbreak spell disaster for global health?

    Global Health

    Does the mpox outbreak spell disaster for global health?

    22 August 2024
    Does the mpox outbreak spell disaster for global health?
  • Bird flu - another pandemic?

    Bird flu – another pandemic?

    15 August 2024
    Bird flu – another pandemic?
  • British athletes love to sit and other Olympic statistics

    British athletes love to sit and other Olympic statistics

    11 August 2024
    British athletes love to sit and other Olympic statistics
  • Is a Labour government good news for the climate?

    Opinion

    Is a Labour government good news for the climate?

    Teymour Taj assesses the green credentials of the new Labour government

    21 July 2024
    Is a Labour government good news for the climate?
  • Research Roundup: Week 9

    Research Round-Up

    Research Roundup: Week 9

    Teymour Taj explains some tantalising recent research ranging from tiny insect brains to astronomically-sized stars

    25 June 2024
    Research Roundup: Week 9
  • Research Round-Up: May Week

    Research Round-Up

    Research Round-Up: May Week

    16 June 2024
    Research Round-Up: May Week
  • Meet the man behind your favourite 'carbon-neutral' brands

    Opinion

    Meet the man behind your favourite ‘carbon-neutral’ brands

    6 June 2024
    Meet the man behind your favourite ‘carbon-neutral’ brands
  • Behind the sneeze

    Behind the sneeze

    30 May 2024
    Behind the sneeze
  • Can AlphaFold3 make cancer history?

    Opinion

    Can AlphaFold3 make cancer history?

    23 May 2024
    Can AlphaFold3 make cancer history?
  • Why is Botswana sending 20,000 elephants to Germany?

    Opinion

    Why is Botswana sending 20,000 elephants to Germany?

    16 May 2024
    Why is Botswana sending 20,000 elephants to Germany?
  • Cambridge basks in the Northern Lights

    Feature

    Cambridge basks in the Northern Lights

    13 May 2024
    Cambridge basks in the Northern Lights
  • The wonders of nature in Cambridge

    Opinion

    The wonders of nature in Cambridge

    9 May 2024
    The wonders of nature in Cambridge
  • The silent symphony of mould, paper, and time

    Feature

    The silent symphony of mould, paper, and time

    2 May 2024
    The silent symphony of mould, paper, and time

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