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Using stories from science’s past to understand our world
Could a Soviet-era therapy offer a new defense against antibiotic-resistant superbugs?
Scientists know how other animals’ bodies will change in warmer climates, but how will human beings respond?
The life of chimney sweeps was nasty, poor, brutish, filthy dirty, and usually short, thanks to a rare cancer of the genitals.
How an obsession with crustaceans guided the naturalist toward his most consequential insights.
The long, wacky, and surprisingly thought-provoking history of trying animals in human courts.
An interview with Sam Kean about his latest book, The Icepick Surgeon.
