Cultural forces under the Ptolemaic dynasty briefly allowed scholars like Herophilus to practice dissection—and possibly vivisection—on human subjects.

One of the first American socialists to run for office, Wilshire was born rich and got richer before losing it all by self-publishing a socialist magazine.

One of the world’s tiniest fern species, Azolla filiculoides may be one of our greatest tools for lowering agricultural pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.

After World War II, IBM worked to influence the new balance of power by locating facilities for the production of its electric typewriter across Europe.

Many Native American communities were consensus democracies that survived for generations because of careful attention to checking and balancing power.

Tarantula hawk wasps offer some of the most painful stings known to humans, giving them almost absolute protection from vertebrate predators.

The Hellenic inspiration for the 26.2-mile races which draw over a million runners yearly worldwide had nothing to do with sport—but everything to do with war.

Legionnaires’ is the first communicable disease of modern wealth, thriving in the interstitial spaces of our built environment.

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As her extensive body of work shows, Ulmann felt the loss of an imagined simpler time and tried to preserve it with her camera.