Quirky

It’s time to look back in anger – or at least mild despair – as our columnist conducts his annual alphabetical autopsy of the past 12 months…

Was it a comet, a conjunction or supernova?

Zara Lachlan has covered more than 2,050 miles so far.

Test your memory with 30 questions, from news to pop culture, on the past 12 months.

You can can meet the cows, then have afternoon tea.

Francesco Connola learned how to make it from a traditional Italian design from his father.

He was sedated as they dismantled the wall.

Find out the meaning of Mark Titchner’s work, Together We.

Looking for local gags, contemporary references and a slop scene? Here’s our verdict.

The first in a new monthly column from the team aiming to revive this watering hole.

It is an adaptation of Cambridge author Helen Macdonald’s book.

Thefts of Listed Buildings took place in September and October.

Jesus College helped him have a 70th birthday present to remember.

Or perhaps you’d rather speak with a sloth?

University of Cambridge-led research will study crucial transition in history of life on Earth.

The birds had been at large for six days.

How to see it and photograph it as it’s seen by skygazers in Cambridgeshire.

The coin was issued by the Emperor Trajan in AD 107.

‘Environmental crime scene’ tape had been wrapped around four boulders.

The plaque was repeatedly scrawled on to acknowledge Rosalind Franklin’s enormous contribution to the understanding of DNA.