Growing up in Sudan, Jumana Eltgani knew the highs of water flowing and the lows of dry days. Her family’s clay zeer kept water cool and easy to share. Now, amid war, that spirit of generosity is ...
Our new exhibition explores humanity’s vital connection with freshwater – an essential source of life and pillar of good health for people and planet.
Please be aware this item contains a visual representation that may be offensive to the originating culture. Henri Defreyn performing a parody of Sada Yacco, geisha and actress. The extremely popular ...
Credit: Appendix to report of the committee for scientific inquiries in relation to the cholera-epidemic of 1854 / presented to both Houses of Parliament by Her Majesty's command. Source: Wellcome ...
On Mary Toft see the Dictionary of national biography. She lived at Godalming (Godliman) near Guildford, Surrey. She claimed to have given birth to rabbits after having had a dream about rabbits while ...
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Living in the shadows : eunuchs and gender in Byzantium / Kathryn M. Ringrose.
In the five centuries since Europeans were introduced to tobacco, smoking has generated considerable controversy. This gallery tracks shifting views on smoking and health, from life-saving stimulant ...
Wellcome Collection is built on collections assembled by Sir Henry Wellcome. In the early 20th century Wellcome founded a private historical medical museum closely linked with his pharmaceutical ...
show credit information for image 'Geothermal hot spring landscape in Railroad Valley, Nevada, where a Canadian mining company is drilling a new hole in an effort to find large deposits of lithium.
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