Humans have found creative uses for bones since prehistoric times. Animal bones have been shaped into spoons, needles, musical instruments, and combs. Meanwhile, bone ash—created by grinding bones to ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. My wife and I chose the colours to repaint our home without drama but a disagreement has arisen over the covers ...

If you stop and think about it, when Edison invented the light bulb he also had to invent the socket. Edison was a master innovator, but it must have become clear to him pretty quickly that continued ...