Stories
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Between sickness and health
In early 2020, the subject Will Rees was studying – imaginary illnesses – took on a new relevance as everyone anxiously scanned themselves for Covid symptoms each day. But this kind of self-scrutiny is nothing new, as he reveals.
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Chillies and the trouble with Scoville
Measuring the heat of these peppers can leave you a little lukewarm.
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Sharing Nature: Plastic fantastic
There are serious concerns about plastics in the environment. Yet they make our lives much easier, even in the natural world.
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Bubbles of history
Since the 1960s, scientists have been able to study the air from past centuries by analysing particles in Arctic ice samples. But as the polar ice melts, the future of this research is changing.
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Fort at Monghyr on the river Ganges, India. Coloured etching by William Hodges, 1787.
Hodges, William, 1744-1797.Date: 15 August 1787Reference: 26562iPart of: Select views in India- Pictures
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River Ganges at Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. Coloured etching by William Hodges, 1788.
Hodges, William, 1744-1797.Date: 27 April 1788Reference: 26727iPart of: Select views in India- Pictures
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India: a bridge of boats over the Jumna River. Photograph by F. Beato, c. 1858.
Beato, Felice, 1832-1909.Reference: 32962i- Pictures
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Ghat on the Ganges at Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. Coloured etching by William Hodges, 1787.
Hodges, William, 1744-1797.Date: 24 Febuary 1787Reference: 26717iPart of: Select views in India- Pictures
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Large rock in the river Ganges, India. Coloured etching by William Hodges, 1787.
Hodges, William, 1744-1797.Date: 15 August 1787Reference: 26740iPart of: Select views in India