The East India Company and its legacy

The East India Company (1600-1858) was the biggest corporation in world history. All but forgotten in the UK – though elsewhere a byword for exploitation and oppression – it leaves an important legacy for the City of London, and, more widely, for what it means to be British.

The sounds of space

We love those stunning images of the dark side of the Moon or colourful nebulae or rotating galaxies. But more and more astronomers are turning off their telescopes and opening their ears to the sounds of space.

Searching for new planets

NASA’s Kepler mission made some remarkable discoveries – Kepler-16b, 200 light years away and Kepler 22-b, a planet that may have the perfect conditions for life.