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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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The big freeze

In recent years we’ve come to realise that global heating is our biggest threat. But it’s hard to shake off the fear of a return to ice-age conditions, the predominant narrative since the late 17th century.

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A brief history of tattoos

The earliest evidence of tattoo art dates from 5000 BC, and the practice continues to hold meaning for many cultures around the world.

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  • Geography: glaciers. Coloured wood engraving by C. Whymper.
  • Portrait of William Buckland, from satirical etching by T. Sopwith, in the Costume of the Glaciers
  • Geography: a snow bridge formed between two glaciers. Coloured wood engraving by C. Whymper.
  • Glacier near Grindelwald
  • Eurax an effective antipruritic : Aletsch Glacier.
  • Eurax an effective antipruritic : Aletsch Glacier.
  • View of the Rhone Glacier, circa 1777.
  • Glacier Point, Yosemite National Park, California: panoramic view: section one. Photograph, ca. 1880.
  • Geology: the Gorner glacier, in the Valais. Lithograph by J. Schmid after A. Calame.
  • Yosemite Valley, California: the Vernal and Nevada Falls, seen from Glacier Point. Photograph, ca. 1880.
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