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On contagion

Reading descriptions of the way humans become infested by parasitic flatworms, Daisy Lafarge experienced painful physical symptoms. Perhaps the very creature she was studying had invaded her body.

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Backstroke to the future

Now one of the most popular forms of exercise, the health-giving properties of swimming have not always been recognised. Dive into a gallery that charts the course from water as site of danger to a space of health.

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How nature is defending itself in court

The idea that nature has legal rights is increasingly being taken seriously, but who gets to speak for it? Isabella Kaminski asks how the non-human can be represented within a human-made system.

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The white tears of Taranaki

Taranaki in Aotearoa, New Zealand, is home to the world’s largest dairy factory. Sarah Hopkinson questions the price paid by an area dominated by monoculture.

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  • William Rivers. Photograph after T. Milnes.
  • Samuel Dale. Line engraving by Rivers, 1812.
  • Baron Albrecht von Haller. Line engraving by Rivers, 1795.
  • Messenger Monsey. Line engraving by Rivers after T. Forster.
  • James Cook. Engraving by Rivers after Sir N. Dance-Holland, 1776.
  • Decapitation of Saint John the Baptist. Line engraving by Rivers, 1813, after G. Douw.
  • The first plague in Egypt, rivers turned to blood. Coloured etching.
  • The first plague in Egypt, rivers turned to blood. Coloured etching.
  • A contented family of five surrounded by illustrations of family planning methods. Colour lithograph by Rivers State Ministry of Health, Nigeria ca. 1990.
  • Varnish apprehends Fidelia, disguised as a man, inside his house; a footboy enters to tell him that his coach has arrived. Engraving by Rivers after W.M. Craig.
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