Daily Archives: 7 June 2013

The curious case of the barbecue and the toilet seat.

Posted on 7 June 2013 by Philip Strange

The prospect of a weekend with some warmer weather sends us Brits in to a frenzy of outdoor eating. So, in this spirit, and ignoring the light rain, I went searching for our barbecue and found it under a pile … Continue reading →

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Archicebus

Posted on 7 June 2013 by Henry Gee

The course of the news was slightly perturbed recently by the description of the 55-million-year-old fossil primate Archicebus achilles, which was published in Nature. (DISCLAIMER: I was the handling editor, and steered the paper from submission, through peer review, until … Continue reading →

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