Fungi wrapped by Darwin in newspaper found in Cambridge

Last Updated: Thursday, September 27, 2012, 20:41

Fungi and seaweed collected by Charles Darwin on the Beagle`s voyage to South America in 1832-33 have been found still wrapped in an 1828 newspaper by a librarian at Cambridge University.

Cambridge University rules out opening campus in India

Last Updated: Thursday, September 6, 2012, 21:50

Cambridge University said it was strengthening partnerships with Indian institutions, but was not looking to establish a campus in the country.

What made Japan`s Tsunami worse

Last Updated: Saturday, August 25, 2012, 12:59

Tsunami created by undersea earthquakes can be made much larger by the “pop-up” movement of large amounts of residue, a new study has suggested.

Worm-like sea creature identified as ‘earliest human ancestor’

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 6, 2012, 13:44

Scientists have confirmed that a two-inch-long, worm-like sea creature is the ancestor of all vertebrate life forms.

Cambridge scientist `debunks` flying myth

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 25, 2012, 13:51

A scientist at Cambridge University has debunked the long-held myth about how aircraft stay aloft.

Oxford and Cambridge Univ fight over Becks

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 28, 2011, 15:11

Oxford and Cambridge universities are reportedly at loggerheads trying to get David Beckham to be a guest speaker at their unions.

‘Don`t shake hands with Muslims’

Last Updated: Thursday, December 15, 2011, 20:36

Most tutors have termed it "ridiculous", saying the politically correct decree treats them as "social misfits".

Cambridge U students clueless about unsafe sex?

Last Updated: Saturday, November 5, 2011, 13:53

A survey by Cambridge University`s student newspaper has made the shocking revelation that show half of the students having had unprotected sex.

When Nehru almost became chancellor of Cambridge

Last Updated: Friday, October 14, 2011, 23:31

Jawaharlal Nehru almost became Cambridge University chancellor in 1950.

'Publishing industry moving towards digitalization'

Last Updated: Saturday, October 8, 2011, 19:22

The publishing industry worldwide is fast moving towards digitalization and there is a strong future for publishers in the digital medium, Chief Executive of Cambridge University Press (CUP) Stephen Bourne said here on Saturday.