Stories
- 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
Conflicted and confused about lithium
Covid-19 left Laura Grace Simpkins out of work and living back with her parents. She now had time to restart her research into her medication, but was she mad to continue?
- 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.
- Book extract
What the wind can bring
In this extract from ‘This Book is a Plant’, Amanda Thomson shares a newfound fascination with flowers, and reveals why our relationship with plants can also be complicated.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Expeditions
Date: 23 Jan 1967 - 26 Jul 1967Reference: WA/MMS/AD/Mus/8/11Part of: Wellcome Museum of Medical Science- Archives and manuscripts
Expeditions
Date: 06 Apr 1963 - 14 Nov 1963Reference: WA/MMS/AD/Mus/8/1Part of: Wellcome Museum of Medical Science- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
'Expeditions. WARENE'
Date: 1957Reference: WA/HMM/CO/Sub/107Part of: Wellcome Historical Medical Museum and Library- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
'Expeditions. WARENE duplicate press cuttings'
Date: 1927-1935Reference: WA/HMM/CO/Sub/108Part of: Wellcome Historical Medical Museum and Library- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
'Expeditions. Kaulback Expedition to China & Tibet'
Date: 1935Reference: WA/HMM/CO/Sub/109Part of: Wellcome Historical Medical Museum and Library