War

Inside the forensic investigation that identified the oldest projectiles ever lodged in human bone.

How a 13,000-year-old cemetery fooled archaeologists for decades, and what the bones finally told us.

A monument on Park Lane honours the animals who served and died. But for every sculpted horse, there are millions of unmarked graves that force a deeper question: can a morality built for humans ever do justice to the casualties of another species?

A combat dog is equipment, a dolphin a weapons system, and a zoo animal collateral damage. International humanitarian law was written for humans, and its silence on the sentient victims of war is becoming deafening.

The populations of companion and street animals that wars leave behind—and the informal humanitarian networks that rush in.

When battlefields become killing fields for wildlife, the planet's biodiversity pays a price that no peace treaty can refund

Mine-detecting rats, remote-controlled beetles, and sentinel poultry: the new front line in bio-hybrid warfare is cheap, self-guiding, and ethically uncharted

Why, in an age of artificial intelligence and hypersonic missiles, the world's most sophisticated armed forces still go to war with dogs, dolphins, and donkeys

War’s Unseen, Unpaid, and Unprotected Combatants

A comprehensive analysis of Khaled ibn al-Walid, one of history's most brilliant and controversial military commanders. Known as the 'Sword of Allah,' Khaled's career spanned the early Islamic conquests, where he achieved unprecedented victories against formidable adversaries. Through a rigorous examination of his battles, leadership style, and the political context of his era, this series aims to separate myth from reality and provide a nuanced understanding of his legacy.