Stories
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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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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.
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The relationship between science and art
Often seen as opposites, science and art both depend on observation and synthesis.
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Living with less for spiritual gain
Today, a minimalist lifestyle is trumpeted as a route to happiness. Find out what religious ascetics from history and modern proponents of the spartan-looking home can teach us.
Catalogue
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Sir William Edward Parry (1790-1855)
Date: 1857Reference: MS.7486/70APart of: Polar Exploration: Townsend Thorndike Collection
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Public health / by E.A. Parkes ; revised by William Aitken ; to which is added a short paper containing hints to the medical officers of the Arctic expedition under Captain Nares, as to experiments on diet and body-temperature in the polar regions.
Parkes, Edmund A. (Edmund Alexander), 1819-1876.Date: 1876
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Public health : to which is added a short paper containing hints to the medical officers of the Arctic expedition under Captain Nares, as to experiments in diet and body-temperature in the polar regions / by the late E.A. Parkes ; revised by William Aitken.
Parkes, E. A.Date: 1876- Pictures
Zoological Society of London: a white polar bear on an ice floe. Coloured etching by W. Panorma after H. Smith.
Smith, H., active 1858.Reference: 42344i
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Meiosis in an oocyte
M. Herbert, A. McDougall & H. Homer