Artist’s reconstruction of the community at Lower Mistaken Point

Why life on Earth first got big

25 June 2018

Some of the earliest complex organisms on Earth – possibly some of the earliest animals to exist – got big not to compete for food, but to spread their offspring as far as possible. 

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̽»¨Ö±²¥ people recognised in 2017 New Year Honours list

30 December 2016

Distinguished members of the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge have been named in the 2017 New Year Honours list, announced today. Professor Ottoline Leyser, Professor Shankar Balasubramanian and Professor John Pyle are among those who have been recognised for their contributions to society.

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Just your cup of tea: the history (and health claims) of the nation’s favourite brew

09 June 2016

How do you take your tea – with a drop of poisonous chemicals or a spoonful of sheep dung? Throughout history, the health benefits – and harms – of this popular beverage have been widely debated. In an article originally published in the student science magazine , Sophie Protheroe, an undergraduate student at Murray Edwards College, examines the global history of tea and its effect on our health.

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