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Opinion: Our 500 million-year-old nervous system fossil shines a light on animal evolution

Javier Ortega-Hernández (Department of Zoology) discusses what the discovery of the earliest known fossilised nervous system could tell us about evolution.

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Opinion: G20 finance chiefs meet as China seeks to make a show of its presidency

Peter Wiliamson (Cambridge Judge Business School) discusses the meeting of G20 finance chiefs and the Chinese economy.

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See inside the David Attenborough Building for the first time after its £59million facelift

Visitors can view the refurbished building (formerly the Arup Building) for the first time when exhibition Conflicted Seeds + Spirit opens to the public on 9 March.

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Opinion: From Medieval kings to modern politics: the origins of England’s North-South divide

Fiona Edmonds (Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic) discusses devolution and the medieval kingdoms of England.

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Pollinator species vital to our food supply are under threat, warn experts

A new report from experts and Government around the world addresses threats to animal pollinators such as bees, birds and bats that are vital to more than three-quarters of the world’s food crops, and intimately linked to human nutrition, culture and millions of livelihoods. Scientists say simple strategies could harness...

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Being overweight linked to poorer memory

Overweight young adults may have poorer episodic memory – the ability to recall past events – than their peers, suggests new research from the University of Cambridge, adding to increasing evidence of a link between memory and overeating.

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Flowers tone down the iridescence of their petals and avoid confusing bees

Latest research shows that flowers’ iridescent petals, which may look plain to human eyes, are perfectly tailored to a bee’s-eye-view.

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Uncovering the afterlife of ancient Egypt

The Fitzwilliam Museum is marking its bicentenary anniversary celebrations with an exhibition on its remarkable collection of Egyptian coffins.

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Highway to addiction: how drugs and alcohol can hijack your brain

The discovery of a brain circuit ‘shortcut’ could explain why some addicts unintentionally relapse, and suggests that a shift in focus for therapies might help those who want to stay off drugs.

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Opinion: How a comic character sparked our very modern privacy fears – 200 years ago

David Vincent (CRASSH) discusses the nineteenth century theatrical sensation that inspired public debate about privacy.

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