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From brutal torture devices to bizarre medical treatment
LEECHES and baked owl might not be the first remedies we reach for when feeling poorly, but in the Middle Ages, that was just what the doctor ordered. Medieval medicine was a mix of magic, myth and cu
In AD 897, Pope Formosus was put on trial for the crimes of perjury, coveting the papacy and violating canon law by holding more than one bishopric at a time. In truth, the whole thing was a spectacle
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
Efforts to prohibit abortion down the ages
From dilapidated cottages to the site of a notorious nuclear disaster, what is behind the longing to seek out abandoned places, asks Katie Scott
SCIENCE HAD ITS ‘CHRONIC PAIN REVOLUTION.’ SO WHY IS TREATMENT STILL BROKEN, DELAYED AND OUT OF REACH?
