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Over 100 years ago, a horticulturalist introduced hybrid plants to California gardeners. Up sprouted a movement of amateur experiments in plant biology.

Before he led the effort to contain COVID-19, the nation's top infectious disease expert published several papers about pandemic preparedness. Here are two.

Like many actresses of her day, Laurette Luez was expected to be a beautiful siren in skimpy clothing who could be from almost anywhere—just not here.

American popular culture flourished in the 1930s, despite the Great Depression. One thing that helped: artists being included in the New Deal.

We all know viruses mutate. But how does that happen, and what does it mean for how we can treat diseases caused by viruses?

Telescopes that detect long-wavelength signals offer clues about the Big Bang, the centers of black holes, and the origins of life.

Microbiologist Maurice Hilleman saw it coming, so the country made 40 million doses of the vaccine within months.

Well-researched stories from Marker, FiveThirtyEight, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.

Readings on the history of quarantine, contagious disease, viruses, infections, and epidemics offer important context for the current coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.