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Solar eclipses are a source of fascination, legends and scientific discovery

Solar eclipses are a source of fascination, legends and scientific discovery

Getting outside despite your 9‑to‑5 job can improve your mental health – here’s how to spend time in nature during and around working hours

Getting outside despite your 9‑to‑5 job can improve your mental health – here’s how to spend time in nature during and around working hours

Multiple threats endanger the world’s rarest great ape, a new study on the Tapanuli orangutan reveals

Multiple threats endanger the world’s rarest great ape, a new study on the Tapanuli orangutan reveals

See the Sun’s surface in higher detail than ever before in new telescope images

See the Sun’s surface in higher detail than ever before in new telescope images

Six of history’s most dangerous fashion trends

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History

Six of history’s most dangerous fashion trends

Naomi Braithwaite, Nottingham Trent University Staying on top of the latest fashion trends can sometimes mean sacrificing your…

byNaomi Braithwaite

August 13, 2026

Paints Weren’t Always So Safe

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Math and the Sciences

Paints Weren’t Always So Safe

Historical paints like lead white, cinnabar red, and minimum orange were vibrant but dangerous. Lead-based pigments caused severe…

byModern Sciences Team

January 4, 2025