A lush translation of this late-discovered lesbian poet added to the legacy of Sappho, but there was a trickster at work ...

For people with chronic illnesses, the relief and recognition of online communities can set up a toxic psychological trap ...

All our laws and rules to protect coral reefs now stand in the way of radical action to save them from heat death ...

Visually striking and intricately crafted, the traditional armour and weaponry of the Kiribati islands in the Pacific Ocean ...

is associate professor of history at the University of Georgia. She is the author of The Social Life of Hagiography in the Merovingian Kingdom (2014) and her latest book, Legions of Pigs in the Early ...

Under capitalism, the argument goes, it’s every man for himself. Through the relentless pursuit of self-interest, everyone benefits, as if an invisible hand were guiding each of us toward the common ...

is political philosopher at the University of California, Davis. He is currently working on his fifth book, called The Unbearable Resilience of Illiberalism. He lives in Sacramento. But to understand ...

A documentary on the patient labour of building a home away from home and the courage it takes to open oneself to new bonds ...

In 2018, a tragic period enveloped the University of Bristol, when several students killed themselves related to work stress. Suicide is usually the ultimate culmination of a crisis in mental health, ...

is a German-born historian of science and magic who runs the Forbidden Histories website. His first book Psychical Research and the Formation of Modern Psychology is forthcoming. He lives in the UK.

In the events series Letters Live, performers read notable letters – old and new, original and written by others – in front of a live audience. In this video, as part of the Letters Live event at ...

‘Whose day isn’t gonna be better after watching a pink and yellow rosy maple moth fly in super-slow motion?’ You might think of moths primarily as the pesky creatures that get drawn to your lamplight ...