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As the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence approaches, Jeffery R. Appelhans highlights the American Philosophical Society’s efforts to shed light on the overlooked scientific revolution from 1763 to 1804.
Nazism was a society-wide catastrophe, so why did so many people in technical fields in Germany embrace it?
Aidan Houlihan presents the Otte Sound Archives, which spans over 30 years and documents the calls of grasshoppers, crickets, and katydids.
Searching for the cats hiding in our collections.
People spontaneously combusting is the stuff of myth, but discoveries about the connections between combustion, blood, and breathing got Charles Dickens’s imagination burning.
Have a safe and happy 4th of July weekend!
Walthère Spring and the legacy of a contentious life.
Guided tours of the Othmer Library of Chemical History begin June 18.
A huge epidemic swept through America, affected tens of thousands of people, and then virtually vanished without a trace.
The Science History Institute and the Society of Chemical Industry America will present the 22nd annual Innovation Day on September 8, 2025.
The Australian nature writer solved the orchid pollination mystery that puzzled Darwin.
The Science History Institute invites you to an evening of music and scientific wonder!
The Science History Institute’s Othmer Library announces the winners of its 2025 After Hours comic book caption contest.
Join us in our museum EVERY SATURDAY for a family-friendly program that highlights strange and surprising stories from the history of science!
Join us in our museum EVERY SATURDAY for a family-friendly program that highlights strange and surprising stories from the history of science!
Join us in our museum EVERY SATURDAY for a family-friendly program that highlights strange and surprising stories from the history of science!
This interactive drop-in tour reveals how food scientists, the government, and the public have shaped in-school nutrition.
Join us in our museum EVERY SATURDAY for a family-friendly program that highlights strange and surprising stories from the history of science!
Join us in our museum EVERY SATURDAY for a family-friendly program that highlights strange and surprising stories from the history of science!
From Rachel Carson to ACT UP, explore how scientists and activists have shaped discovery and created change.
Join us in our museum EVERY SATURDAY for a family-friendly program that highlights strange and surprising stories from the history of science!
Join us in our museum EVERY SATURDAY for a family-friendly program that highlights strange and surprising stories from the history of science!
Join us in our museum EVERY SATURDAY for a family-friendly program that highlights strange and surprising stories from the history of science!
Join us in our museum EVERY SATURDAY for a family-friendly program that highlights strange and surprising stories from the history of science!
This interactive drop-in tour reveals how food scientists, the government, and the public have shaped in-school nutrition.
Drop in for a tour highlighting the central role of women in shaping chemistry and the material sciences throughout history.
Pediatric sleep expert Jodi Mindell highlights the striking cross-cultural similarities and differences in sleep habits around the world.
Join us for family-friendly, interactive activities that highlight the many strange and surprising stories from the history of science in the summertime.
Before we knew it was deadly, this “wonder material” saved lives and remade the world.
Audubon and the Bird of Washington.