All History articles – Page 23
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Research
Middle Eastern bitumen at Sutton Hoo rewrites trade history
The black lumps provide the first evidence for a bitumen trade network between the British Isles and the Middle East
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Opinion
Solving the riddle of the glowing stones
The mysterious luminescence of the Bologna Stone was the wonder of the 17th century
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Research
Chemists uncover original colour of Finnish palace clock
Clock faces changed back to black after spectroscopy reveals paint composition
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Review
The gene: an intimate history
Jamie Durrani looks at a Pulitzer prize winner’s take on genetics
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Review
A very expensive poison
Christopher Barnard puts the latest Litvinenko account under the magnifying glass
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Podcast
Ergotamine
Ben Valsler finds out why writing Alice’s adventures in Wonderland was such a headache for Lewis Carroll
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Feature
History of noble gases
Mike Sutton tells the story of William Ramsay’s hunt for the noble gases
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Podcast
Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War by Mary Roach – Book club
The non-weapon technologies of war, from penis transplants to maggot therapy
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Opinion
Moseley’s spectrometer
Henry Moseley’s discovery changed the face of the periodic table before his untimely death