Rebecca Merkelbach | University of Cambridge
Rebecca Merkelbach (Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse & Celtic) discusses the monstrous heroes of Scandinavian mythology and literature.
Articles about 'Iceland' | University of Cambridge
An international group of researchers has dated a large volcanic eruption in Iceland to within a few months. The eruption, which is the oldest volcanic eruption to be precisely dated at high …
Articles about 'Natalie Lawrence' | University of Cambridge
Sep 7, 2015 · Natalie Lawrence (Department of History and Philosophy of Science) discusses the history of monsters, and what they say about the people who invent them.
Ancient Greek Heroes In ancient Greek culture, a hero was a person of great strength and courage who was admired for their noble qualities and celebrated in legends and stories. …
Articles about 'myth' | University of Cambridge
The Enawenê-nawê people of the Amazon rainforest make beautifully engineered fishing dams. Living alongside this indigenous community, Dr Chloe Nahum-Claudel observed how the act of …
Explore the scary stories of early cultures
Oct 31, 2012 · Narratives built around dreams and nightmares are woven into the early cultures of the British Isles with blood-curdling descriptions of scary beasts – fire-breathing dragons, …
Planting ideas - University of Cambridge
Today, visitors to the Garden can see a number of beautiful monsters, extreme forms of the common European tree Fagus sylvatica (Beech) including the weeping beech, with its …
Could this monster help you overcome anxiety?
PhD student Lucie Daniel-Watanabe has teamed up with award winning gaming company Ninja Theory to see whether gaming might help improve people’s mental health.
Articles about 'Cambrian explosion' | University of Cambridge
A 520 million-year-old fossilised nervous system – so well-preserved that individually fossilised nerves are visible – is the most complete and best example yet found, and could help unravel …
The Song of Wade - University of Cambridge
It shifts this legend away from monsters and giants into the human battles of chivalric rivals.” Seb Falk is back in Cambridge's University Library with James Wade.