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Even though they are inanimate objects, sand dunes can ‘communicate’ with each other, researchers have found. A team from the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge has found that as they move, sand dunes interact with and repel their downstream neighbours.

Researchers have finally worked out where the noise that makes kettles whistle actually comes from – a problem which has puzzled scientists for more than 100 years.

Understanding flow – whether it’s of oil, air, lubricants, lava, seawater or CO2 – lies at the heart of Cambridge’s BP Institute.