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Algae use their ‘tails’ to gallop and trot like quadrupeds

Species of single-celled algae use whip-like appendages called flagella to coordinate their movements and achieve a remarkable diversity of swimming gaits.

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Scientists double number of known genetic risk factors for endometrial cancer

An international collaboration of researchers has identified five new gene regions that increase a woman’s risk of developing endometrial cancer, one of the most common cancers to affect women, taking the number of known gene regions associated with the disease to nine.

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Three potentially habitable worlds found around nearby ultracool dwarf star

Three Earth-sized planets have been discovered orbiting a dim and cool star, and may be the best place to search for life beyond the Solar System.

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California’s sudden oak death epidemic now ‘unstoppable’ and new epidemics must be managed earlier

New research shows the sudden oak death epidemic in California cannot now be stopped, but that its tremendous ecological and economic impacts could have been greatly reduced if control had been started earlier. The research also identifies new strategies to enhance control of future epidemics, including identifying where...

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Little ANTs: researchers build the world’s tiniest engine

Researchers have built a nano-engine that could form the basis for future applications in nano-robotics, including robots small enough to enter living cells.

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The adventures of Sir Kenelm Digby: 17th-century pirate, philosopher and foodie

A dark shadow lay over his family name when, aged 24, Sir Kenelm Digby raised a fleet to sail against the enemy French in the multicultural world of the Mediterranean. In his new book, Joe Moshenska (Faculty of English) looks at the intellectual, political and culinary life of a man driven by a thirst for knowledge.

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Understanding gravity - from Newton to Hawking

The most important publication in the history of science – Isaac Newton’s own annotated copy of Principia Mathematica – and other seminal works by Copernicus, Einstein and Stephen Hawking, feature in a new film, released today, celebrating 600 years of Cambridge University Library.

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Media fuelling rising hostility towards Muslims in Britain

Mainstream media reporting about Muslim communities is contributing to an atmosphere of rising hostility towards Muslims in Britain, according to a University of Cambridge/ESRC Roundtable held at the House of Lords.

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Russian art in the limelight: paintings and portraits that tell remarkable stories

An exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery features paintings of some of Russia’s legendary creative figures. Russia and the Arts , which draws attention to a generation of overlooked artists, is curated by Dr Rosalind P Blakesley. This month also sees the launch of Blakesley’s new book, The Russian Canvas , a work set...

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The Academy of Medical Sciences announces new Fellows for 2016

The Academy of Medical Sciences has announced the election of its new Fellows, including six Cambridge University academics.

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