History and archaeology – Page 23
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ReviewThe gene: an intimate history
Jamie Durrani looks at a Pulitzer prize winner’s take on genetics
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OpinionFrictional events
Sporting heroes and adventurers both benefit from chemically-assisted clinging power
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ReviewA very expensive poison
Christopher Barnard puts the latest Litvinenko account under the magnifying glass
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ResearchPrehistoric proteins found in ancient ostrich eggshells
New record set by preserved proteins that are 3.8 million years old
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PodcastErgotamine
Ben Valsler finds out why writing Alice’s adventures in Wonderland was such a headache for Lewis Carroll
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FeatureHistory of noble gases
Mike Sutton tells the story of William Ramsay’s hunt for the noble gases
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Research3.7 billion year old microbe fossils discovered in Greenland
Discovery puts earliest evidence for life back 220 million years
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PodcastBook Club – Grunt: the curious science of humans at war
The non-weapon technologies of war, from penis transplants to maggot therapy
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OpinionMoseley’s spectrometer
Henry Moseley’s discovery changed the face of the periodic table before his untimely death
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