In April 1945, with the Red Army closing in, Joseph Goebbels addressed his staff after showing them the Nazi epic Kolberg. Looking forward to another film that might be made in the distant future, he...
Catherine Belsey looks back to a time of assessment high priests and magical league tables... Documentary evidence is beginning to emerge of certain obscure rituals practised by our ancestors at the...
You can put a price on the earth's worth to humans, but it does little for understanding its true value or helping us to make policy. Early one morning in May 1997, I was on a train on my way to work...
Analysing science advice as a form of drama offers insight into its reception, says Stephen Hilgartner. The BSE tragedy demonstrates that the health of individuals and of public institutions depends...
Rembrandt's celebrated painting, The Anatomy of Dr Deijman , has been revealed as a piece of science fiction, writes Tanya Reed. The 1656 painting, on display at the Hayward Gallery, London as part...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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