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FortyTwo – Your evolution resource
Duration: 00:01:40
Published Date: 2015/11/18Evolution is true, Darwin got it right. Why then a new website on evolution? A fair question, but only if it was like any other website devoted to evolution. This one is different, but in what way? You’ll need to visit http://www.42evolution.org to really find out, and when you do you will immediately encounter a remarkable scope of enquiry, a thrilling range of themes, levels of accessibility -
Anglo-Saxon teen buried in bed with gold cross
Duration: 00:05:12
Published Date: 2012/03/16One of the earliest Anglo-Saxon Christian burial sites in Britain has been discovered in a village outside Cambridge. The grave of a teenage girl from the mid 7th century AD has an extraordinary combination of two extremely rare finds: a 'bed burial' and an early Christian artefact in the form of a stunning gold and garnet cross. The girl, aged around 16, was buried on an ornamental bed -- a very -
Secret histories of illuminated manuscripts: the MINIARE project
Duration: 00:06:55
Published Date: 2012/10/12An innovative project at the University of Cambridge will uncover some of the hidden histories of illuminated manuscripts, thanks to the application of techniques more commonly found in scientific laboratories. The MINIARE project will help conservators repair priceless works of art and provide new insights into the cultural, social and economic circumstances of their production. And, crucially -
A dog called Jasper during trial to show spinal cord regeneration
Duration: 00:00:46
Published Date: 2012/11/19In a unique collaboration between the University's Veterinary School and MRC's Regenerative Medicine Centre, scientists used a unique type of cell to regenerate the damaged part of the dogs' spines. The researchers are cautiously optimistic that the work could have a future role in the treatment of human patients with similar injuries if used alongside other treatments. For more information, go -
Affordable Housing
Duration: 00:07:19
Published Date: 2015/02/04This short film examines some possible policy responses to the shortage of affordable housing supply in the UK. It argues that a large increase in house building is needed, much of which should be new dwellings that are affordable to rent by households on low incomes. It explains the use in other countries of policies that link initiatives to increase housing production, ensure that housing is of -
Viruses under the Mathematical Microscope: Deciphering the Code of…
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Published Date: 2011/05/10Newton Institute Web Seminars: newton.ac.uk/webseminars Cambridge University Science Festival lecture on Saturday 25 March 2011. Viruses, such as hepatitis and the common cold, have highly ordered protein containers that encapsulate the viral genomic material. They act as Trojan horses, transporting the genomic material inside a cell to hijack the cellular mechanism and produce new viruses. -
The New Kettle's Yard
Duration: 00:04:46
Published Date: 2018/02/28See inside the new Kettle's Yard, which opened to the public on 10 February 2018. Explore the original House at Kettle's Yard, discover the new spaces and hear about what Kettle's Yard can now offer in this film. -
Driverless vehicles trialled on West Cambridge site
Duration: 00:00:50
Published Date: 2021/06/03The suitably sci-fi autonomous vehicle is a 12-seater shuttle, developed by engineering firm Aurrigo and Smart Cambridge, a workstream of the Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP). Read more here: https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/universitys-expertise-advises-on-west-cambridge-site-trial-of-self-driving-shuttle -
Forget walking... tiny insect jumps on water
Duration: 00:05:41
Published Date: 2012/12/04An insect not much bigger than a grain of rice is able to repeatedly jump on the surface of water using specialised paddles on their hind legs, new research reveals. The pygmy mole cricket, which is really more closely related to a grasshopper than a cricket, is only 5mm (1/4 inch) long and weighs less than 10mg. They live in burrows that they dig into the muddy banks alongside fresh water, to -
Successful honey-hunters know how to communicate with wild birds
Duration: 00:01:24
Published Date: 2023/12/07A new Cambridge University study has found that wild honeyguide birds prefer to cooperate with people who have learned local cultural traditions, to find and access honey-filled bees’ nests.
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