Plague in humans ‘twice as old’ but didn’t begin as flea-borne, ancient DNA reveals
22 October 2015
New research dates plague back to the early Bronze Age, showing it had been endemic in humans across Eurasia for millennia prior to first recorded global outbreak, and that ancestral plague mutated into its bubonic, flea-borne form between the 2nd and 1st millennium BC.
Calls vs. balls: monkeys with more impressive roars produce less sperm
22 October 2015
Evolutionary ‘trade-off’ between size of throat and testes discovered in howler monkeys furthers Darwin’s theory of sexual selection and corresponds to mating systems: males with larger throats but smaller testes often have exclusive access to females, while those with larger testes share mates.
Topping out for new engineering hub at the University of Cambridge
22 October 2015
A topping out ceremony has been held for the James Dyson Building for Engineering in central Cambridge.
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