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Nutmeg entrepreneur Nick Hungerford dies of bone cancer aged 43 | Cancer

Hungerford founded the charity Elizabeths Smile for children who lose a parent to terminal illness after his diagnosis One of Britains most successful entrepreneurs has died aged 43 as a result of bone cancer.

The farmer who makes 'ethical' foie gras

Foie gras has become a byword for cruelty, but in this extract from his book The Third Plate, cook and activist Dan Barber meets one Spanish farmer who says he knows whats good for the goose and doesnt use force-feeding

Jacques Lecoq obituary | Stage

Jacques Lecoq, who has died aged 77, was one of the greatest mime artists and perhaps more importantly one of the finest teachers of acting in our time. Born in Paris, he began his career as an actor in France. Passionately interested in the commedia dell'arte, he went to Italy to do research on the

Margaret Hamilton: They worried that the men might rebel. They didnt | Computing

The trailblazing computer scientist talks about being in charge of the software for the 1969 Apollo moon landing The Guardians product and service reviews are independent and are in no way influenced by any advertiser or commercial initiative. We will earn a commission from the retailer if you buy something through an affiliate link. Learn

Most dinosaurs had scales, not feathers, fossil analysis concludes | Science

Despite recent theories suggesting a common feathered ancestor or proto-feathers on all dinosaurs, new survey confirms that scales were the norm Researchers have called time on a growing suspicion that many dinosaurs were not the dry, scaly animals of popular conception, but fluffy, feathered beasts instead.