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Sir J.Y. Simpson and two friends, having tested chloroform on themselves, lying insensible on the floor around a table. Pen and ink drawing.

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On This Day in Science – Chloroform Parties!

Amy Ringrose4th November 2021 November 4th, 1847The evening has drawn in quickly, the bitterness of winter biting at your ankles...

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Mili Ostojic: the PhD student monitoring biodiversity with drones

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From rubbers to rub-ons: will women trust men with a new contraceptive gel?

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Plastispheres: the plastic-based micro-ecosystems that menace Antarctica

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Promising bee vaccine welcomed by hobbyists as part of kinder attitude to nature