Postcard from the past

Suburban space oddities

The International Space Station’s new module has nothing on these 1970s designs for space-living

Panama’s laundry service

The tax haven has been offering expert stain removal ever since the opening of the Panama Canal

Cuba Libre

How America’s friendship with Cuba helped heal the scars of the civil war

Robot chess with the Victorians

Technology may have evolved since “Ajeeb the Wonderful” took on Teddy Roosevelt, but the idea of automata beating humans at their own games has been around for centuries

Europe on the brink

An isolationist Britain turns her back on a continent descending into chaos