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What is the Future now for Science in Iraq?

The prospects for science in Iraq after the capture of Saddam Hussein

After the capture of Saddam Hussein this week, what are the prospects for science in Iraq after a decade of sanctions and the destruction of the country's scientific infrastructure? Brazil nuts are under threat from over-cropping. Global warming may have started 10,000 years ago. What the art of the past can tell us about astronomy.

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成人快手 World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project

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