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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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Dating on dopamine

Drug treatment for Parkinson’s can come with an unwanted side serving of compulsive behaviour, as Pete Langman discovered. Read about his dating journey in a dopamine cloud.

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Permission to recover

When it comes to illness, sometimes the end is just the beginning. Gavin Francis argues why being given permission to recover is so important.

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Spanish flu and the depiction of disease

The Spanish flu pandemic of 1918 killed many millions more than World War I did. Find out why contemporary artistic depictions of its devastating impact are so rare.

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  • A German soldier washing his hair with Dr. Dralle's birch-sap shampoo. Process print after Leonhard Fries with letterpress.
  • Statical essays: containing vegetable staticks; or, an account of some statical experiments on the sap in vegetables ... / [Stephen Hales].
  • Statical essays: containing vegetable staticks; or, an account of some statical experiments on the sap in vegetables ... / [Stephen Hales].
  • Statical essays: containing vegetable staticks; or, an account of some statical experiments on the sap in vegetables ... / [Stephen Hales].
  • Statical essays: containing vegetable statics; or, an account of some statical experiments on the sap in vegetables ... Also a specimen of an attempt to analyse the air / [Stephen Hales].
  • Statical essays: containing vegetable statics; or, an account of some statical experiments on the sap in vegetables ... Also a specimen of an attempt to analyse the air / [Stephen Hales].
  • Statical essays: containing vegetable statics; or, an account of some statical experiments on the sap in vegetables ... Also a specimen of an attempt to analyse the air / [Stephen Hales].
  • Statical essays: containing vegetable statics; or, an account of some statical experiments on the sap in vegetables ... Also a specimen of an attempt to analyse the air / [Stephen Hales].
  • Statical essays: containing vegetable statics; or, an account of some statical experiments on the sap in vegetables ... Also a specimen of an attempt to analyse the air / [Stephen Hales].
  • Statical essays: containing vegetable statics; or, an account of some statical experiments on the sap in vegetables ... Also a specimen of an attempt to analyse the air / [Stephen Hales].
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