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Our Covid complicity

Athena Stevens thought she had a cold that she tried to ignore, but it turned out to be Covid-19. Here she reflects on how we have all put ourselves and others at risk with the choices we’ve made during this pandemic.

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Is your job bad for your teeth?

Some surprising occupations pose hidden risks to dental health. Could your ivories be in particular peril?

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A message from my skin

As wildfires threatened Seattle, resident Sydney Baker experienced corresponding flares of acne and rashes. Her skin was telling her something about the health of the world around her.

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Foraging for a taste of the past

Follow tips from a professional forager to recreate delicious 18th-century recipes from plants growing wild in parks and on urban wasteland.

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  • Conjunctivitis in a duck - ornithosis
  • Anatomical drawing: lanmen (ileocoecal conjunction), Chinese
  • City break : Amsterdam / Boyz London, KLM in conjunction with Uranian Travel.
  • City break : Amsterdam / Boyz London, KLM in conjunction with Uranian Travel.
  • Wank / produced by Big Up in conjunction with Metrothrust ; photography by Sharon Wallace.
  • London Lighthouse in conjunction with The Barbican presents 'A Night of nights' / London Lighthouse.
  • Fuck / produced by Big Up in conjunction with Metrothrust ; photography by Sharon Wallace.
  • Rim / produced by Big Up in conjunction with Metrothrust ; photography by Sharon Wallace.
  • Suck / produced by Big Up in conjunction with Metrothrust ; photography by Sharon Wallace.
  • Fuck / produced by Big Up in conjunction with Metrothrust ; photography by Sharon Wallace.
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