Engineering: Archimedes of Syracuse In the 3rd century BCE, the Sicilian polymath Archimedes significantly advanced human understanding of mathematics, geometry and astronomy.
Victorian Era Astronomy: On Land and in the Skies In the late 19th-century, astronomical research could be practical, using...
London’s Lost Rivers: The Hackney Brook and other North West Passages Iain Sinclair takes a look at the rivers of London...
Endings in the Novel, from Austen and Dickens to Edward St Aubyn and Rachel Cusk More than anything else, the end matters to the novel...
What is Happening to Christianity? Insights from Africa Christianity’s centre of gravity has shifted to the Global South. What do these changes mean for our understanding of the world’s largest religion?
The Plane Forest: Does the City have the Right Trees? The City of London actively seeks to make the most...
The Lost Cities and Amazing Heritage of Kenya The coast of Kenya has a series of impressive medieval...