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An appreciation of bees

Discover some un-bee-lievable stories about bees, their history and their uncertain future.

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Getting around the rules of sex education

What should we and shouldn’t we teach our teens about sex, inside and outside of the classroom?

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Beyond a green carpet

Plant ecologist Sara Middleton explores the amazing symbiotic relationships between the species that make up grasslands, and considers their future as rain becomes more scarce.

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Blood

Discover the history, mythology and taboos around blood and menopause, and hear from some contemporary voices about their experiences of periods and the onset of menopause.

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  • Bees: eleven figures showing male and female bees, with diagrams detailing their anatomy. Chromolithograph by H.J. Ruprecht, 1877.
  • Four insects, possibly bees, woodcut, 1547
  • Apiculture: bees, combs and swarms. Engraving by H. Summons.
  • Thirteen bees (Apis species). Coloured etching by M. Harris, ca. 1766.
  • Ten bees (Apis species). Coloured etching by M. Harris, ca. 1766.
  • The diligence of the bees as a model of devout contemplation. Etching.
  • The diligence of the bees as a model of devout contemplation. Etching.
  • David Livingstone and his men stung by bees in central Africa. Lithograph.
  • Honey-flavoured cough sweets in the form of bees. Colour lithograph, ca. 1900.
  • Twelve different species of bees swarming a flowery meadow. Coloured etching by J. Bishop, 1855, after J. Stewart.
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