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Fixing the roads

Tolls saved Britain from pothole hell in the Industrial Revolution. The ‘turnpike’ toll road system deserves far more credit for improving roads in 18th-century England and Wales.

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News - Monkeys learn to eat soil so they can tolerate high-calorie junk food
Gibraltar’s famous macaques have started eating soil, a behaviour linked to their access to tourist snacks.
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Features - The researcher analysing far-right rhetoric on Facebook
Meet Raphael Hernandes, a PhD student at Cambridge Digital Humanities and Selwyn College. He is a researcher and data journalist specialising in AI, journalism, and society.
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News - Helping young conservationists plug in and shine bright
The Student Conference in Conservation Science has connected thousands of young conservationists determined to tackle the biodiversity crisis. This year it celebrates its 25th anniversary.
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Family - Wandlebury Archaeology Open Day 2026: Saturday 2 May
The Cambridge Archaeological Unit and Department of Archaeology are returning to Wandlebury Country Park. Join them for their student training excavation and discover more of its fascinating history.
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Admissions - Subject Masterclasses: Tuesday 5 to Thursday 21 May
Explore what it's like to study your favourite subject and experience typical undergraduate teaching at Cambridge. Sign up for an online Subject Masterclass.
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Exhibitions - War Craft at the Fitzwilliam Museum: until Sunday 23 August
Bringing together objects crafted in the moment and aftermath of historic battles, modern warfare and contemporary war, War Craft shares the stories of the soldiers, civilians and prisoners of war who made them.
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