Medieval Augustinian Friars Found to be Infected by Intestinal Parasites; Infection May Have Benn Caused by Poor Sanitation

Medicine & Technology Aug 21, 2022

Augustinian friars were discovered to have been infected by intestinal parasites. Were these infections caused by poor sanitation? Read to find out.

Over 8,000 Iron Age Frog Bones Found in A Ditch Near Cambridge Leave Experts Baffled

Jun 14, 2022

Scientists estimate that the 8,000 frog and toad bones they found near Cambridge were the remains of about 350 amphibians. Read the article to learn more about the mass burial that dates back to the Iron Age.

Cotswold Wildlife Park Names New Rhino Calf in Honor of Her Majesty The Queen

Mar 14, 2022

Queenie is the newest addition to the Rhino family at Cotswold Wildlife Park & Gardens. She is the ninth White Rhino calf to be born at the Burford collection and is Monty and Nancy's fifth breeding success together.

New Study Reveals Social Inequality “Recorded on the Bones” in Medieval Cambridge

Jan 26, 2021

New research on hundreds of human remains from medieval Cambridge suggests that social inequality was "recorded on its residents' bones."

13th Century Man's Face Brought To Life Using Facial Reconstruction

Mar 26, 2017

The analysis of the 13th Century man's skeleton revealed a robust physique. He had good diet enriched with animal protein as well as well nourished.

Cancer Research UK Awards Cambridge Scientists £40M To Further Research

Feb 13, 2017

The Cancer Research UK has awarded Cambridge scientists a total sum of £40 million to widen research about different types of cancer.

How a Crop Found in Beer Helped Early Man Survive in Frigid Tibetan Plateau

Nov 22, 2014

In spite of the harsh climate, freezing many regions of Tibet’s upper plateaus in the mountains of Asia, researchers have uncovered a rich anthropological history of the past amidst frozen objects of the past. And what they reveal is that even in the far off past, the surmounting odds against survival in the region known as the “Roof of the World” created many interesting challenges for ancient man.