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    Something in the Air: The Insidious Challenge of Air Pollution

    The WHO suggests that the cost of contamination of the air within Europe alone amounts to $1.6 trillion, with massive implications for the health of both rich and poor people alike. How much do we know about this, and can anything realistically be done about it?

    Shakespeare's Astronomy

    Amongst all his astronomical allusions, Shakespeare demonstrates a deep knowledge of the night sky and its movements, including the new Copernican world-view. What can we learn of Elizabethan astronomy and Shakespeare's knowledge of it from the plays?

    Scratching the Surface? Looking from Space at Human Impact on Earth

    An analysis of what we can learn of the earth’s fragile ecology from what is being revealed thanks to recent developments in space technology which have allowed us to view the Earth in new and amazing ways, identifying our impact on land, atmosphere, oceans and freshwater in astonishing detail.

    Bug World: Sex, Violence and a Cast of Billions

    Insects are the most abundant and enduring multi-cellular life form ever to have evolved. As model organisms in research, insects have greatly helped our understanding of genetics, physiology and behaviour.

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