When germs made history

It all used to be so simple. The story of how we – that is Homo sapiens, today’s humans – emerged from Africa and spread across what’s become Europe and Asia was a neat, straightforward narrative. It

Efforts to prohibit abortion down the ages

From print to AI, any major innovation in communication technology follows much the same trajectory. We start with technological fascination, which generates a massive influx of development capital, o

Islam: A New History from Muhammad to the ...

Where newspapers came from

Patrick Galbraith reckons the public’s sympathy for farmers has its limits