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Meet the archaeologists making ancient rock art into 3D reality

An event next Monday (18 January 2016) will give the public a chance to experience at first hand the technologies that have enabled archaeologists to create 3D visualisations of images etched into rock thousands of years ago. The day-long event is free and open to all.

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Local school takes classroom into space

A primary school in Sawston spent the day learning all about space and one lucky 11-year old girl had the chance to try on a real space suit.

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Secretary-General of the United Nations to receive Honorary Degree

University’s highest honour conferred for ‘humanitarian work, support for women’s rights and achievements in pursuit of global peace and security’.

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High ozone levels in tropical Pacific caused by fires burning in Africa and Asia

Study indicates ‘biomass burning’ may play a larger role in climate change than previously realised.

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Bronze Age stilt houses unearthed in East Anglian Fens

Large circular wooden houses built on stilts collapsed in a dramatic fire 3,000 years ago and plunged into a river, preserving their contents in astonishing detail. Archaeologists say the excavations have revealed the best-preserved Bronze Age dwellings ever found in Britain.

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Cocaine addiction: Scientists discover ‘back door’ into the brain

Individuals addicted to cocaine may have difficulty in controlling their addiction because of a previously-unknown ‘back door’ into the brain, circumventing their self-control, suggests a new study led by the University of Cambridge.

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Global learning is needed to save carbon capture and storage from being abandoned

Governments should not be abandoning carbon capture and storage, argues a Cambridge researcher, as it is the only realistic way of dramatically reducing carbon emissions. Instead, they should be investing in global approaches to learn what works – and what doesn’t.

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Banning trophy hunting could do more harm than good

Trophy hunting shouldn’t be banned, but instead it should be better regulated to ensure funds generated from permits are invested back into local conservation efforts, according to new research.

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Do you say splinter, spool, spile or spell? English Dialects app tries to guess your regional accent

A new app which tries to guess your regional accent based on your pronunciation of 26 words and colloquialisms will help Cambridge academics track the movement and changes to English dialects in the modern era.

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Opinion: Mysterious footprint fossils point to dancing dinosaur mating ritual

David Norman (Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences) discusses how palaeontologists can interpret fossil footprints to find clues as to whether dinosaurs performed dance-like mating rituals.

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