We are just one branch of a diverse human family tree. Aside from Neanderthals, who were they – and why did we replace them?

Smallpox went from a feared killer to a fading memory. Its eradication is one of humanity’s greatest collective triumphs ...

An optical poem featuring audio of W H Auden’s ode to trees paired with art from the Met and outdoor footage of New York state ...

is associate lecturer in moral, legal and political philosophy at the University of St Andrews in Scotland. He is the author of The Ethics of State Responses to Refugees (2024).

The brain is much less like a machine than it is like the murmurations of a flock of starlings or an orchestral symphony ...

A captivating story from Aardman Animations about a ‘little thief’ turned career criminal who just can’t break the habit ...

It began in late September 2022. I was just recovering from a severe case of COVID-19 when Hurricane Ian hit my hometown in southwest Florida. My wife and I evacuated to Miami for a week and watched ...

First the rush, then the reality – how a cryptocurrency pyramid scheme spread faster than a virus in a sleepy Georgia town ...