The president of Nigeria once described Lagos as an urban jungle. Others call it hell on earth. 13 million people live in Nigeria’s commercial capital. In the 1970’s, there were […]
Monthly Archives: August 2002
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In this unedited interview, Martha Hawley meets Dutch vocalist Greetje Bijma who uses her voice as a musical instrument to produce sounds that create a certain feeling. Words of songs […]
In this Research File special, Liesbeth de Bakker looks at the surprising applications (and future possibilities) of a poison that is best known for causing botulism. Apart from the cosmetic […]
In 1988, a civil war broke out in Somalia in the Horn of Africa. Nearly a million people had to flee the fighting. Some settled in other African countries, but […]