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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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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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Delusional recycling and the problem with plastic

Many of us are guilty of wishful thinking when it comes to our rubbish. Arianne Shahvisi exposes shaky recycling infrastructure and overseas dumping, arguing for an end to waste colonialism.

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Finding out where my lithium comes from

The origins of the lithium Laura Grace Simpkins swallows daily are unclear. If we don’t know the provenance of our pills, how can we make informed decisions about them?

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  • Fossils; Scheuchzer
  • Various ammonite fossils illustrating Hooke's discourse of Earthquakes.
  • Two fossils of a crab, showing top and underside. Watercolour.
  • A variety of fossils, including shells, ammonites and fossil bodies. Etching by I. Taylor.
  • A variety of fossils characteristic of the carboniferous system. Line block.
  • A variety of madrepores and fossils. Coloured etching by S. Springsguth.
  • A variety of shells, cone-shells, fossils and corals. Coloured lithograph.
  • A variety of madrepores and fossils. Coloured etching by S. Springsguth.
  • A variety of madrepores and fossils. Coloured etching by S. Springsguth.
  • A variety of fossils and zoophytes. Lithograph by T. Hincks and G. B.
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