Stories
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A history of twins in science
For thousands of years, twins have been a source of fascination in mythology, religion and the arts. Since the 19th century, they have also been the subject of scientific study and experimentation.
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A history of gestation outside the body
It’s been over 400 years since a Swiss alchemist theorised that foetuses could develop outside the womb. Claire Horn examines incubator technology past and present, and explores the possibilities recent prototypes might bring.
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Self-obsessing in the age of selfies
The tiny, joyful spark of a social media ‘like’ can lead to a damaging obsession. Find out how far people will go when their phone addiction gets the upper hand.
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Yoga adapts to time and place
A yoga teacher in 1930s India inspired today’s transnational practice with his spectacular fusion of tradition and innovation.
Catalogue
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From exploitation to sustainability? Global perspectives on the history and future of resource depletion : workshop, Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society, DFG Research Training Group "Interdisciplinary Environmental History", German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, Munich, 6-7 December 2010 / editors: Bernd Herrmann, Christof Mauch.
Date: 2013- Books
A cultural history of race / general editor, Marius Turda.
Date: 2021- Books
Crossroads of cuisine : the Eurasian heartland, the silk roads and food / by Paul D. Buell, E.N. Anderson, Montserrat de Pablo Moya, Moldir Oskenbay.
Buell, Paul D.Date: [2020]- Books
Plagues upon the earth : disease and the course of human history / Kyle Harper.
Harper, Kyle, 1979-Date: [2021]- Books
Death and survival in urban Britain : disease, pollution and environment, 1800-1950 / Bill Luckin.
Luckin, BillDate: 2020