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Eating their own kind

In his grisly history of cannibalism, zoologist Bill Schutt asks what drives an animal to feast on its own flesh and blood.

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The island of unclaimed bodies

In New York, those who live and die on the extreme edges of society are buried on an isolated island, often forgotten and unmourned. But recent legal changes aim to reduce stigma and restore their dignity.

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Getting around the rules of sex education

What should we and shouldn’t we teach our teens about sex, inside and outside of the classroom?

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Happy Joy Smile

Drawn from real-life experiences, this short story depicts a character negotiating the UK’s current mental health system. Discover what happens as they encounter waiting lists, sketchy healthcare and punitive government bureaucracy.

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  • Bills of Mortality: Plague, disease and casualties
  • Authorization of payment of medical bills; Dymock workhouse.
  • A convalescing patient complaining to his wife about his doctor's bills. Process print after S. Wood, 1911.
  • London's dreadful visitation: or, a collection of all the Bills of Mortality for this present year: beginning the 20th of December 1664 and ending the 19th of December following: as also the general or whole years bill.
  • London's dreadful visitation: or, a collection of all the Bills of Mortality for this present year: beginning the 20th of December 1664 and ending the 19th of December following: as also the general or whole years bill.
  • London's dreadful visitation: or, a collection of all the Bills of Mortality for this present year: beginning the 20th of December 1664 and ending the 19th of December following: as also the general or whole years bill.
  • London's dreadful visitation: or, a collection of all the Bills of Mortality for this present year: beginning the 20th of December 1664 and ending the 19th of December following: as also the general or whole years bill.
  • London's dreadful visitation: or, a collection of all the Bills of Mortality for this present year: beginning the 20th of December 1664 and ending the 19th of December following: as also the general or whole years bill.
  • London's dreadful visitation: or, a collection of all the Bills of Mortality for this present year: beginning the 20th of December 1664 and ending the 19th of December following: as also the general or whole years bill.
  • London's dreadful visitation: or, a collection of all the Bills of Mortality for this present year: beginning the 20th of December 1664 and ending the 19th of December following: as also the general or whole years bill.
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