Stories
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Good animals, bad humans?
Could an animal be more evolved than a human? Victorian psychologists thought that in some cases the answer could be ‘yes’.
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The unearthly children of science fiction’s Cold War
In the 1950s a new figure emerged in British novels, film and television: a disturbing young alien that revealed postwar society’s fear of the unruly power of teenagers.
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On nature cures and taking the waters
When chilly outdoor swims began to chip away at her depression, Jessica J Lee was drawn to a closer study of the complex natural world around her.
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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?
Catalogue
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Man's place in nature and other anthropological essays / by Thomas H. Huxley.
Date: 1894- Books
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Primeval man : an examination of some recent speculations / by the Duke of Argyll.
Date: 1869- Books
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Le préhistorique : antiquité de l'homme / par Gabriel de Mortillet.
Date: 1883- Archives and manuscripts
Conning Tower
Date: 1954 - 1994Reference: WF/HR/03Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Archives and manuscripts
Human Genome - Proposals to Map the Human Genome
Date: 1988-1992Reference: SB/4/1/262Part of: Sydney Brenner Collection