Science & Technology

Jeffrey Grey on how computers are profiling Australia's First World War combatants

'Brothels on wheels' thundered the moralists but Peter Ling argues the advent of mass motoring in the 1920s was only one of the changes in social and group relationships that made easier the pursuit of carnal desire.

In the light of genetic engineering today, Nicholas Russell explores how the thoroughbred racehorse has changed in history.

Ian Seymour looks at the involvement of Elizabeth I's astrologer in matters of state, and his diplomatic intrigues on the Continent on the eve of the Armada.

Annette Bingham reports on an environmental project in Sri Lanka.

Not just 'the Comet man' - Halley's achievements as a polymath testify to the breadth and vigour of English scientific enquiry and experiment in the years after 1660.

Mark Kishlansky discusses the change for historians with the ever increasing use of computers.

Six leading historians of science define their discipline.

Six leading historians of science define their discipline.

Good quotes are rare in the history of science. The striking utterances which scientists have managed to produce are often over-used.