Earthquakes liquefy cities
Three Egyptian cities met near-biblical fates, as the ground beneath their buildings turned liquid and swallowed them, writes Steve Farrar. A team of archaeologists and scientists have pieced...
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In a weed lurk life's secrets
The sequencing of the first plant genome will herald a new era for plant sciences, writes Mike Bevan. On the face of it, there is little to distinguish thale cress, or Arabidopsis thaliana , from any...
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No more funny handshakes
In new research for the Hansard Society, Karen Ross argues that the biggest hurdletoequality is a lack of will. A report setting out the extent of women's involvement in the decision-making tier of...
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Latest UK news
Gap-year youth exploited Youngsters who work abroad or take a gap placement overseas are often exploited or paid low wages. A survey for BBC Essentials also found that one in 20 people questioned...
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From today's UK papers
FINANCIAL TIMES The choice of Warwick - with its commercial culture - out of all the UK's 100-plus universities, to host a visit by president Bill Clinton and prime minister Tony Blair is symbolic of...
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Latest international news
Rector released from prison A Bolivian constitutional court has ordered the immediate release from prison and full reinstatement of Jaime Robles, rector of the Universidad San Francisco Xavier....
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A cure for catatonia
Clifford Geertz
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Put a brave face on it
Masks
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English exceptionalism
The Riddle of the Modern World
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Dispatches from the front
Scenes from the End - A War to be Won
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A global memoir of a short century
The New Century
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Quiet revolution with worldwide appeal
Homage to Chiapas
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Eat raw, lean meat but avoid the llama milk
The Cambridge World History of Food
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Fertile images from a remote border
Burma - Shwedagon
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Kali fights her demon, an author her ghosts
Oh Terrifying Mother