Stories
- Article
Fantastic beasts and unnatural history
Find out how a 17th-century compendium of the natural world came to present fantastical beasts –like dragons – as real, living creatures.
- Article
Bubbles of history
Since the 1960s, scientists have been able to study the air from past centuries by analysing particles in Arctic ice samples. But as the polar ice melts, the future of this research is changing.
- Article
Hunting lost plants in botanical collections
A bark specimen at Kew recalls the story of a South American man who harvested the most potent source of the only effective malaria treatment available in the late 1800s. Killed for his work and forgotten by history, Manuel Mamani was a victim of the colonial juggernaut.
- Article
A history of twins in science
For thousands of years, twins have been a source of fascination in mythology, religion and the arts. Since the 19th century, they have also been the subject of scientific study and experimentation.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Year Two "Patient Data"
Date: 2000-2002Reference: SA/KET/A/1/8/2/5Part of: The Kennedy Trust for Rheumatology Research- Archives and manuscripts
Address Book for Twin Case Data Collection
Date: 1874-1875Reference: GALTON/2/4/3/12/6Part of: Galton Papers- Archives and manuscripts
Bruce Lesser, Senior Executive Rep
Date: 17 May 2001Reference: WF/M/AV/O/02/26Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Archives and manuscripts
A John Beale (1923-2005)
Date: 5 Jul 2001Reference: WF/M/AV/O/03/17Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Archives and manuscripts
James Murphy
Date: 18 Feb 2001Reference: WF/M/AV/O/03/34Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd