Life (61)
Biology, Medicine, Evolution, Botany, Archaeology, Palaeontology, Conservation
A medical encyclopedia.
Beautiful timelapse video which demonstrates what incredible structures plants are when blooming.
The story behind the most famous medical textbook of all.
An account of "cognitive archaeology".
Born in Africa: The Quest for the Origins of Human Life
Written by David Sebastian
Martin Meredith writes about the people who, over the years, have uncovered the fossil remains and stone tools that have provided the clues of early humans or hominids.
A Father’s Journey into the Lost History of Autism
This is the DVD version of Neil Oliver's splendid series first broadcast on BBC2.
Silphium: A Case of Anthropogenic Extinction? (Part Six)
Written by Tom Deteau
Some culinary and medicinal uses
Silphium: A Case of Anthropogenic Extinction? (Part Five)
Written by Tom Deteau
Silphium - was it a case of anthropogenic extinction, and why? Part V - cultivation, harvesting and storage
Collins' Field Guide: Bird Songs and Calls of Britain and Northern Europe
Written by Tom Deteau
Audiobook with hard copy additional text in one package.
Silphium: A Case of Anthropogenic Extinction? (Part Four)
Written by Tom Deteau
Geography, climate, distribution and habitat
Nicholas Culpeper and the Fight for Medical Freedom
A visitor's opinions
Silphium: A Case of Anthropogenic Extinction? (Part Three)
Written by Tom Deteau
Part Three - the other written descriptive sources
An overview of why sea turtles are important and how the Nature Conservancy is working to protect them around the world.
A brain scientist who suffered a stroke makes subjective and objective observations of the experience.
The DVD of the BBC series, examining land and life in the eponymous region.
The BBC's look at the behind-the-scenes work at London's famous Natural History museum.
Medicine from before Hippocrates to the end of the Roman Empire.
Account of the anaesthetic vapour.
Silphium: A Case of Anthropogenic Extinction? (Part Two)
Written by Tom Deteau
A note on taxonomy, and an ancient botanist
An account by a respected epidemiologist of the current problems as tropical diseases appear in temperate climes.
A celebration of self-experimenters
Silphium: A Case of Anthropogenic Extinction? (Part One)
Written by Tom Deteau
The extinct umbellifer-type herb silphium, once highly valued, is probably the first documented case of anthropogenic extinction due to over-exploitation and habitat destruction. Why was it so highly esteemed?
How plants changed Earth's history
All about trees, how they live and why they matter
Everything you ever wanted to know about trilobites!
An account of the use of molecular biology techniques in archaeology.
The ecology of the human skin.
This article considers the implementation and consequences of a radical, rational policy that demands neither suffering nor miracles (and can therefore be considered truly scientific) to produce an indefinitely sustainable quality of life rather better than currently enjoyed in the West, for everyone.
Photographic Flora
From Poison Arrows to Prozac: How Deadly Toxins Changed Our Lives Forever
Written by Tom Deteau
A history of curare
The Great Plague of Athens (430-28BCE) is still an unsolved medico-historical mystery. Thucydides’s contemporary account is detailed but inconclusive and further studies, including DNA sampling, have still not provided a definite answer.
Not Cocaine: The Other History Of Local Anaesthesia and Analgesia
Written by Tom Deteau
The history of local anaesthesia and analgesics throughout the ages, from Mesopotamia to the present day.
The history of self-experimentation in medicine.
A lavishly illustrated guide to the structure and function of the organ systems in the human body.
Historical survey of pain relief through the centuries
Introduction to modern scientific archaeology
The Ten Great Inventions of Evolution
A popular account of some of the common wild plants found in the British Isles
The natural history of animal architecture
All about evolution and how we understand it today
A snap reflection on the methodologies of history and an invigorating jog along the road to modern man.
Critical care for doctors, nurses and other critical care practitioners.
An account of the identification of the cause of bubonic plague
The autobiography of Christopher Reeve.
A look at the discovery of Tiktaalik, and how we are related to it and to fish.
The Secret Life of the Natural History Museum
The story of the Archaeopteryx fossils and how they contributed to working out the evolution of birds.
Evolution: What the Fossils Say and Why It Matters
Written by Anne Rogers
A comprehensive and up-to-date guide to the fossil evidence for evolution.
Non-technical descriptions of the ecology of the Hymenoptera
A very readable account of how humans and other anmals survive (or not!) in extremes of temperature and pressure.
Darwin's Island: The Galapagos in the Garden of England
Written by Tom Deteau
Darwin's Island: the Galapagos in the Garden of England. A modern geneticist's take on Darwin's less-famous works
Toxins, pathogens, and bio-researchers are popular targets for fictional terror plots, but researchers take extreme measures to keep us safe.
In these articles I hope to promote a better understanding of autism and discuss some of the theories as to its cause.
The story of Osteoarthritis, from the ancient Egyptians to the present - and beyond.
Being a brief but discursive history of some of the developments in general anaesthesia up to the twentieth century, mostly in Europe.
Being a brief but discursive history of some of the developments in general anaesthesia up to the twentieth century, mostly in Europe.
It's not just wind that chills: water helps as well.