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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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In search of the ‘nature cure’

Under the competing pressures of modern life, many of us succumb to mental ill health. Samantha Walton explores why so-called ‘nature cures’ don’t help, and how the living world can actually help us.

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The hell of hay fever

After years suffering in silence, David Jesudason finds speaking out about his pollen allergy gives him hope for a future where his hay-fever symptoms are under control.

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The life and death of Tamagotchi and the virtual pet

Discover how the 1990s craze for Tamagotchis became a flood of robotic and virtual pets, sending their owners on an emotional rollercoaster ride.

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  • An introduction to natural philosophy. Or, Philosophical lectures read in the University of Oxford anno Dom. 1700. To which are added the demonstrations of Monsieur Huygens's Theorems, concerning the centrifugal force and circular motion / By John Keill ... Translated from the last edition of the Latin.
  • The Schools Quadrangle and the Tower of the Five Orders, Oxford University. Etching.
  • University Museum, Oxford: proposed sketch. Wood engraving by W.E. Hodgkin, 1855, after B. Sly, after Deane and Woodward.
  • Oxford: the University Museum. Wood engraving by W.E. Hodgkin, 1859, after B. Sly after Deane and Woodward.
  • University Museum, Oxford: the interior court showing ornamental details. Wood engraving by Williams, 1860, after Williams and Warry.
  • World War I: the Examination Schools, Oxford, while occupied by the Third Southern General Hospital, interior. Watercolour by Walter Spradbery.
  • Divinity School, Oxford: hallway. Line engraving by J. Le Keux, 1836, after F. Mackenzie.
  • City of Oxford: panoramic view of the High Street with views of the colleges and churches. Etching by H. Toussaint.
  • City of Oxford: panoramic view of the High Street with views of the colleges and churches. Etching by H. Toussaint.
  • Divinity School, Oxford: great hall. Line engraving by J. Le Keux, 1837, after F. Mackenzie.
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