Dr Pollack has worked out how to measure the earth's temperature several hundred years ago by studying the actual heat that once made it warm.

ECONOMIST: The hole story of global warming

Duran has been a key figure in the revitalization of the African-Caribbean culture of the Garifuna, whose ancestors came from Africa to the Caribbean several hundred years ago, and settled along the coast of present-day Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica.

NPR: Umalali: The 'Voice' Of The Garifuna

Rendering software that costs several thousand dollars per user just a few years ago can now be had for several hundred dollars, said Digital Domain creative director of software Doug Roble.

WSJ: Red Ink Spills Across Visual Effects Industry

Twenty years ago, a movie with several hundred million viewers was nothing extraordinary.

CNN: ASIANOW - TIME Asia | Visions of China: Beijing Film Academy

Not for the first time, it was reported that an agreement was near that would see the release of an Israeli soldier, Gilad Shalit , captured by the Palestinian Islamists of Hamas three years ago, in exchange for several hundred Palestinian prisoners.

ECONOMIST: Politics this week

Four years ago, it created an online community of several hundred 20- and 30-something customers, dubbed "Generation Benz, " whom Mercedes marketing teams regularly consult about their habits and preferences.

WSJ: German Luxury Car Makers Target Young

Several years ago, Texas passed a tough malpractice law that capped pain-and-suffering awards at two hundred and fifty thousand dollars.

NEWYORKER: The Cost Conundrum