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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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London, city of lost hospitals

Come on the trail of hundreds of ghost hospitals, whose remnants hold clues to medical treatments of the past.

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The healing power of breathing

The healing powers of different breathing methods are said to help with a range of health challenges, from asthma to PTSD. Effie Webb traces their spiritual origins and explores the modern proliferation of breathwork therapies.

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Winter blues and the story of SAD

In ‘Chasing the Sun‘ Linda Geddes reveals why for some people, winter is literally depressing, showing how we first came to recognise seasonal affective disorder (SAD).

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  • Form of proxy / Royal Institute of Chemistry.
  • Annual general meeting, 29 March, 1973 / The Royal Institute of Chemistry.
  • Annual general meeting, 29 March, 1973 / The Royal Institute of Chemistry.
  • Annual general meeting, 29 March, 1973 / The Royal Institute of Chemistry.
  • Annual general meeting, 29 March, 1973 / The Royal Institute of Chemistry.
  • Model showing Periodic Elements of Chemistry. From a model prepared at the Royal Institute of Chemistry
  • Model showing Periodic Elements of Chemistry. From a model prepared at the Royal Institute of Chemistry
  • Election of officers and council, 1973 : ...ballot paper / Royal Institute of Chemistry.
  • Election of officers and council, 1973 : ...ballot paper / Royal Institute of Chemistry.
  • Election of officers and council, 1973 : ...ballot paper / Royal Institute of Chemistry.
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