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Using stories from science’s past to understand our world
In the waning days of World War II, a psychiatrist raced across Germany to uncover the harrowing abuses of Nazi doctors.
Wicked creatures and a defiant chemist make their mark on the periodic table.
Stories from the pandemic’s essential workers.
After 150 years of scrutiny, scholars still misrepresent the British doctor’s life and gender.
Despite a lack of evidence, many have been captivated by the electrical whiz’s most mysterious project.
How the often-maligned genre was used to train soldiers, explain the weather, and teach us about the modern world.
