The prolonged conflict in Iraq has shown us war’s transformative effect. Civilians rivet themselves to events happening
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Two summers ago, scientists removed a tiny piece of flesh from Philip Ball’s arm and turned it into a rudimentary “mini-
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The first six months of the war in Afghanistan were incredibly confused. Few journalists or civilians had access to the
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With the publication of the international bestseller The Selfish Gene some thirty years ago, Richard Dawkins powerfully
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