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Researchers have discovered that seabirds, including penguins and albatrosses, have highly-sensitive regions in their beaks that could be used to help them find food. This is the first time this ability has been identified in seabirds. An international team of researchers, led by the University of Cambridge, studied over...

Earlier this year, Cambridge’s Postdoc Academy asked women postdocs to submit short stories describing their scientific inspiration and what it means to them to be a woman in STEMM. The project is aimed at encouraging more young girls to study science. Participants submitted stories, aimed at 10-12 years old girls, about...

The IMPULSE research expedition sailed from Hafnarfjörður, Iceland on Sunday 4 August. The international team are collecting detailed measurements of the seafloor near Iceland to better understand processes operating deep within the ‘Icelandic Mantle Plume’ — a giant fountain of slowly-creeping hot rock that rises from...

Climate scientists from University of Cambridge and the British Antarctic Survey will be at the 2024 Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition , showcasing how they are using Antarctic ice cores to unlock the past and uncover clues to our planet’s future. The exhibit is one of 14 flagship exhibits at this year’s Summer...