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The doctor who challenged the unicorn myth
| Estelle ParanqueKathleen Arundell
Our era of fake news and medical misinformation is nothing new. Estelle Paranque relays the thrusts and parries of a 440-year-old row over a magical cure-all, the unicorn horn.
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Eating their own kind
In his grisly history of cannibalism, zoologist Bill Schutt asks what drives an animal to feast on its own flesh and blood.
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Political brilliance and the power of self-promotion
| Anna Faherty
How do you convince people you’re exceptional? Meet the ultimate self-styled genius.
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The power of unicorns
| Muriel Bailly
Discover the unlikely connection between pharmaceuticals and unicorns.
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The unearthly children of science fiction’s Cold War
| Ken Hollings
In the 1950s a new figure emerged in British novels, film and television: a disturbing young alien that revealed postwar society’s fear of the unruly power of teenagers.