Supermassive black holes.

A force to be reckoned with

27 November 2017

Gravity is one of the universe's great mysteries. We decided to find out why.

Think you know what gravity is? Think again. New research is revealing how little we know about this most mysterious of forces.

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Top: petals of Ursinia speciosa, a daisy, contain a dark pigment that appears blue due to 'disordered' striations. Bottom: close-up top and side view of microscopic striations.

Petals produce a 'blue halo' that helps bees find flowers

18 October 2017

New study finds 鈥渕essy鈥 microscopic structures on petals of some flowers manipulate light to produce a blue colour effect that is easily seen by bee pollinators. Researchers say these petal grooves evolved independently multiple times across flowering plants, but produce the same result: a floral halo of blue-to-ultraviolet light.

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Cambridge scientist leading UK鈥檚 拢65m scientific collaboration with US

21 September 2017

探花直播UK is investing 拢65 million in a flagship global science project based in the United States that could change our understanding of the universe, securing the UK鈥檚 position as the international research partner of choice. Professor Mark Thomson from the 探花直播 of Cambridge鈥檚 Cavendish Laboratory has been the elected co-leader of the international DUNE collaboration since its inception and is the overall scientific lead of this new UK initiative.

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