A bottle of bitters from about 1918 had significant amounts of alcohol and lead—and not a trace of the supposed active ingredient.

In Victorian England, the circus appealed across an otherwise class-divided society, its audiences ranging from poor peddlers to prestigious public figures.

In a case study from Italy, researchers found that biodiverse soil had good economic results for farms.

The rise and fall of the iconic sandwich has paralleled changes in Americans' economic conditions.

The disgust response acts as a behavioral immune system, protecting us from disease, but produces strong reactions to perceived out-groups.

"Big bug movies" of the 1950s have been interpreted as projections of nuclear anxieties. But what if they were about...actual fear of bugs?

The government funded beach construction for private developers, which displaced Black farmers from their coastal lands.

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The public's focus eventually turned away from the 2010 disaster. Scientists, however, are still learning the scale of the devastation.

Historical patterns of parasitic infection show up differently depending on the class status of a neighborhood.