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Are human beings still evolving?

Homo sapiens have been around for 250,000 years - surely...

Big Data in the UK Biobank: Opportunities and Challenges

The UK Biobank allows scientists to access a vault of...

Our Changing Bodies: The lessons of anthropometric history

What can the study of height, health and welfare teach...

War and Peace in Europe from Napoleon to the Kaiser: The Russo-Turkish War, 1875-1878

This is the least-known of the wars discussed in this...

War and Peace in Europe from Napoleon to the Kaiser: The Crimean War, 1854-1856

The Crimean War is remembered in Britain mainly for its...

The Cold War and the Suez Crisis

Though it had not yet reached it height, it is...

The Changing Body: Health, Nutrition and Development in the Western World since 1700

At the end of the eighteenth century, the average British...

Assessing the Three New Science & Society Commissions

Imperial Rivalry with the Russian Empire

During the nineteenth century, Great Britain and Russia engaged in...

Opposition in Russia: The Trials of Alexei Navalny

Alexei Navalny is the leading opposition leader in Russia. He...