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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. 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 …

  8. 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 …

  9. 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 …

  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, …