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Death and our digital ghosts

When we die, our data lives on. And as companies are increasingly spotting money-making opportunities from digital legacies, now could be the time to think about – and control – yours.

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Drops of water

In the compulsory isolation of lockdown, Daisy Lafarge’s repeated visits – via a new microscope – to the miniature worlds contained by drops of pond water provided her with the company and escapism she craved.

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The give and take of caring

Kate Mosse argues that how we define ‘care’ matters, and explores the reciprocity of caring and being cared for.

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Chasing spring

Isabella Kaminski reflects on a transformative journey that saw her cycle the length of the UK, tracking the first signs of spring. She explores what the changing seasons can tell us about ourselves and the climate crisis.

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  • Sand Snake - imminent slough
  • An allegory of malaria. Process print after M. Sand.
  • One of the "Sand Bath" processes used in dental soldering.
  • Single grain of sand, SEM
  • Severe sand crack on horse's hoof
  • Sand spurrey (Spergularia rubra): flowering stem and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1801.
  • Sand-Rock Spring Cottage, near Niton, Isle of Wight. Line engraving by G. Brannon, 1822, after himself.
  • Diatoms hidden inside a grain of sand, SEM
  • Propaderm cream, ointment and lotion : sand martin.
  • Propaderm cream, ointment and lotion : sand martin.
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