Newton and the key to the universe

In the 17th century, the great maritime nations were vying to solve a puzzle that had confounded philosophers for many centuries: how to determine exact positions on the Earth’s surface. And in Britai

I n 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue. That, at least, is what the famous rhyme tells us. Memorising such dates is a common experience of being taught history – a cliché superbly lampooned by the w

From colliding galaxies to supermassive black holes, we take a look at some of the strangest sights in the universe

A year in the life of the eighteenth-century naturalist

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A reactionary radical’s case against progress