Fly larvae grow in an unusual way. Most embryos grow by increasing the number of cells in the embryo, but fly larvae grow by increasing the size of their cells. The epidermal cells in the growing larvae secrete a hard skin or cuticle that is renewed three times as they grow. This cuticle is decorated with teeth called...

The Museum’s dodo skeleton and other priceless objects from Cambridge Museums are currently on display in London at Two Temple Place. This BBC news clip describes the exhibition: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-26024978

In the final Tea Talk of Michaelmas Term, Professor Marlene Zuk gave a special lecture on “Gender, Science, and Myths of Merit”. Prof Zuk, an evolutionary biologist from the University of Minnesota, is the renowned co-discoverer of the Hamilton-Zuk hypothesis. In addition to research in ecology and evolution, she has...