Professor Steve Montgomery is investigating what the pollen-eating behaviour of Heliconius butterflies can teach us about the evolution of brains and behaviour.

The first material evidence of the Schola Saxonum suggests the Anglo-Saxons in Rome were a thriving and valued expat ...

Sir John Gage, a key figure in Henry VIII’s dissolution of the monasteries, saved a dangerous Catholic book from likely destruction, a new study suggests. The identification of six lost pages of a ...

Scientists have discovered several 518-million-year-old fossils that reshape the origins of the group of animals that contains starfish, and found that they ate their food using tentacles, and not ...

Future phases will deliver affordable homes for University key workers and student accommodation, relieving pressure on the city’s wider housing market. They will also create employment space and more ...

Some of the most vulnerable children and young people are failing to get access to mental health support despite much higher levels of need, according to new research from the University of Cambridge.

Reading for pleasure – from tucking into a Jane Austen classic to devouring a Heartstopper graphic novel – is linked to better mental health, greater empathy and a lower risk of dementia, say ...