COVER

What Makes Us Different? (SCIENCE)

Not very much, when you look at our DNA. But those few tiny changes made all the difference in the world

ASIA

Dictators' Delight (Viewpoint)

Thailand's coup sends a dangerous message to Asia's enemies of democracy

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

In Tongues of Flame (The Arts)

A history of bushfire in Australia finds spiritual smoke signals entwined with the ecological ones