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Would you like to buy a dinosaur?

Two remarkable letters and a drawing of a plesiosaur by Mary Anning offer a tantalising portal into the exciting world of fossil hunting and discovery of the 1800s.

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Talent, tech and visual art

Jamie Hale finds a combination of talent and technology are crucial when it comes to creating great visual art, but how do you keep working when your circumstances are in constant flux?

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Natural eating in Jamaica and the Caribbean

Riaz Phillips is passionate about the Jamaican food he grew up with and plant-based Caribbean food he came to later, like roti, baiganee and vegan stews and curries. Here he explores the origins and surging popularity of these natural ‘health foods’.

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Life before assistive technology

When an inherited condition caused Alex Lee’s vision to deteriorate, he began to discover the technologies that would help him navigate the world around him. Here he describes how his life began to change.

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  • A group of worshippers at the site of a temple, with the mosque of Omar, Jerusalem, Israel. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1846.
  • A group of worshippers at the site of a temple, with the mosque of Omar, Jerusalem, Israel. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1846.
  • The assumption of Queen Victoria. Photogravure, 1902, after A. Drummond, 1901.
  • The game of goose applied to the countries of the world. Engraving by Antoine de Fer after Louis Richer.
  • The game of goose applied to the countries of the world. Engraving by Antoine de Fer after Louis Richer.
  • The game of goose applied to the countries of the world. Engraving by Antoine de Fer after Louis Richer.
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