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  1. What is a monster? - University of Cambridge

    Sep 7, 2015 · Such public 'monsters' serve a similar role to gothic monsters, images that embody the cultural or psychological characteristics that we as a society find difficult to acknowledge. …

  2. Outlaws, trolls and beserkers: meet the hero-monsters of the …

    Oct 22, 2015 · Rebecca Merkelbach (Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse & Celtic) discusses the monstrous heroes of Scandinavian mythology and literature.

  3. Spiky monsters: new species of ‘super-armoured’ worm discovered

    Jun 29, 2015 · A new species of ‘super-armoured’ worm, a bizarre, spike-covered creature which ate by filtering nutrients out of seawater with its feather-like front legs,

  4. Rebecca Merkelbach | University of Cambridge

    Rebecca Merkelbach (Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse & Celtic) discusses the monstrous heroes of Scandinavian mythology and literature.

  5. Could this monster help you overcome anxiety?

    PhD student Lucie Daniel-Watanabe has teamed up with award winning gaming company Ninja Theory to see whether gaming might help improve people’s mental health.

  6. Articles about 'Natalie Lawrence' | University of Cambridge

    Sep 7, 2015 · Natalie Lawrence (Department of History and Philosophy of Science) discusses the history of monsters, and what they say about the people who invent them.

  7. Mammals vs dinosaurs - University of Cambridge

    Mar 15, 2013 · In the Permian period, for example (roughly 298 to 252 million years ago), we have evidence of animals such as Gorgonopsids - large, carnivorous, four-legged monsters with …

  8. Massive black hole in the early universe spotted taking a ‘nap’ …

    Dec 18, 2024 · The early universe managed to produce some absolute monsters, even in relatively tiny galaxies.” According to standard models, black holes form from the collapsed …

  9. Articles about 'myth' | University of Cambridge

    The Enawenê-nawê people of the Amazon rainforest make beautifully engineered fishing dams. Living alongside this indigenous community, Dr Chloe Nahum-Claudel observed how the act of …

  10. Explore the scary stories of early cultures

    Oct 31, 2012 · Narratives built around dreams and nightmares are woven into the early cultures of the British Isles with blood-curdling descriptions of scary beasts – fire-breathing dragons, …