World newsNepalese babies survive 103-hour operationAstonishment in medical world as marathon separation of twins triples previous duration recordA team of bleary-eyed surgeons in Singapore yesterday completed a marathon 103-hour operation to separate a pair of conjoined twin sisters who were born sharing a brain cavity.
Doctors said they were "cautiously optimistic" that Ganga and Jamuna Shrestha, from Nepal, would recover but admitted it was too early to say how much permanent brain damage they might have suffered. Read More...
Higher educationObituaryPeter LaslettHe shattered myths about preindustrial social structures and helped to establish the Open UniversityFrom 1966 to 1983, Peter Laslett, who has died aged 85, was reader in politics and the history of social structure at Cambridge University. He was also, with Michael Young, one of the instigators of the Open University in the 1960s, and of the University of the Third Age in the 1970s. In 1964 he was co-founder - and director - of the Cambridge Group for the History of Population and Social Structure. Read More...
Montana This article is more than 1 year oldWanted: grizzly bear conflict manager – grappling with bears not requiredThis article is more than 1 year oldSuccessful applicant will patrol Montana wilderness to reduce friction with humans, rather than referee grizzly v grizzly sparring
If you are fed up of a mundane desk job, aren’t bothered by austere conditions and have an affection for the hirsute, a potentially ideal new role has opened up in Montana: a grizzly bear conflict manager. Read More...