The birth of naturalism

Feb 4, 2025 | History, Science

The modern era is often seen as the triumph of science over supernaturalism. But what really happened is far more interesting.

Is societal collapse inevitable?

Dec 28, 2024 | History

Academic Danilo Brozović says studies of failed civilizations all point in one direction – today’s society needs radical transformation to survive.

‘After Hitler’: Changing German views of Nazism

Sep 26, 2024 | History

From secret adoration to loud dismay, Germans have come to terms with the Nazi past over 80 years in very different ways, as a new exhibition shows.

Stonehenge megalith came from Scotland, not Wales, study finds

Aug 14, 2024 | History

Monument’s largest “bluestone” was transported about 750 km – a discovery researchers say rewrites relationships between Neolithic populations.

Her blazing world

May 28, 2024 | History

Margaret Cavendish’s boldness and bravery set 17th-century society alight, but is she a feminist poster-girl for our times?

Shock of the old

Mar 13, 2024 | Articles, History

Eleven past views of the future – from winged postmen to self-cleaning homes.