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By Endurance We Conquer: Shackleton and his Men

Ernest Shackleton’s Endurance diaries and boots – as well as the largest remaining piece of the doomed vessel – have gone on display in Cambridge, almost 100 years since the ship was crushed and sunk by pack ice in Antarctica’s Weddell Sea.

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Are we nearly there yet?

They say it's the journey, not the destination. But when it comes to Mars, it’s going to be a bumpy ride! This week, the Naked Scientists see what it will take to get to the Red Planet, battling against radiation, microgravity & even sound waves!

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Research

S is for Sheep

The Cambridge Animal Alphabet series celebrates Cambridge's connections with animals through literature, art, science and society. Here, S is for Sheep and their presence in the evocative, pastoral paintings by Samuel Palmer.

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Research

How the stick insect sticks (and unsticks) itself

New research shows the fluid found on insects’ feet does not help them adhere to vertical and inverted surfaces, as previously thought, but may in fact help them to unstick their feet more easily to allow greater control over their sticking power.

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