The Latest Breaking News from Cambridge

Cambridge Decriminalizes Sex Work—Sort Of

Harvard's hometown just adopted a new policy against arresting or prosecuting sex workers. But what the policy means in practice—including for sex buyers—is debatable.

Reason · Oct 12

Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal

Prison phone calls, volcanic eruptions, and animal testing.

Reason · Oct 9

A 5,300-year-old Egyptian tool was hiding a surprising drilling mechanism

A 5,300-year-old copper-alloy object, excavated in Egypt about a century ago, has been identified as an early bow-operated rotary drill. Researchers re-examined its metal wear marks and surviving leather coils, uncovering evidence of mechanical drilling during Egypt’s Predynastic period. The discovery sheds new light on ancient Egyptian craftsmanship and early…

The Times of India · Oct 8

Julia Child’s home is for sale

Her longtime Cambridge home is on the market for $6.475 million, with plenty of Child history still inside

Salon · Sep 24

Who is on BBC Question Time panel in Cambridge tonight ?

THE BBC will broadcast its flagship politics debate show Question Time from Cambridge this evening with a variety of guests on the panel ...

The National (Scotland) · Sep 24

Patricia Easterling obituary

Classical scholar and the first woman to be appointed regius professor of Greek at Cambridge University

The Guardian - UK · Sep 22

Catherine Webb obituary

Other lives: Treasury civil servant who went on to become bursar of a Cambridge college

The Guardian - UK · Sep 21

Ros Chown obituary

Other lives: Sexual health adviser who was at the forefront of treating people with HIV in the early 1990s

The Guardian - UK · Sep 18

Oxford and Cambridge miss out on top spot in UK university rankings

The elite Oxbridge institutions have dropped out of the top three for only the second time in the Times guide’s 33-year history

The Independent UK · Sep 18

Scottish university crowned best in the UK, beating Oxford and Cambridge

THE University of St Andrews has beat the likes of Oxford and Cambridge to be crowned the best university in the UK ...

The National (Scotland) · Sep 18