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Americans happily ate monosodium glutamate for decades, but one (fake?) letter sparked mass hysteria and the bogus MSG scare was born.
Scientists have confirmed five basic human tastes. But is that all? Debate rages about adding other tastes to the Big Five.
This digital and outdoor exhibition explores the history of a familiar object from a surprising number of angles.
Essential oils have long straddled the lines between magic, medicine, and scam.
At Halloween, consider what haunts digital archivists the most: technological obsolescence.
With a new public interest in health equity research, who is actually receiving recognition and funding in the field?
James Mellaart discovered one of the most important archaeological sites ever. But his lust for treasure led him to lose it all.
He was behind the rise of the British Empire, a public-health epidemic, and the lost colony of Roanoke Island. Thomas Harriot has a lot to answer for.
This ACS Webinar will examine possible uses of GLP-1 agonists including PCOS, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s addiction, liver disease, and even some types of cancer.
This virtual training workshop introduces researchers to oral history and research interview methodologies.
How “Moldy Mary” helped produce the lifesaving drug and turned an insult into a triumph.
What marginalia can tell us about a book’s former owners.
As recent tragedies reveal, it’s harder to reach extreme ocean depths than the Moon. Meet the people who got there first—and barely lived to tell to the tale.
How balloon geek Auguste Piccard inspired Hollywood and became a worthy namesake for Jean-Luc Picard of Star Trek fame.
Our occasional newsletter for educators and learners will keep you up to date on everything we offer to nourish curiosity about the science in our lives.
Meet Arthur Eddington, the weirdo scientist who made Albert Einstein the genius we know today.
We explain science and technology through often playful, always compelling stories about the past and the future.
Investigating the origins of two early-20th-century Italian “flap anatomy” books.
It was the most powerful emotional moment of Albert Einstein’s life—the instant he knew he was a genius.
Interested in historical materials about color? Explore our museum and library collections!
My trip to Rare Book School, or, how I spent (part of) my summer.
These guidelines will help make the most of your time in the gallery and protect the long-term health of our artifacts.
This digital and outdoor exhibition explores the intersections of environmentalism, education, and fun with board games from the 1970s.
For thousands of years, we’ve colored our clothes, our bodies, and our environments, to express our culture, our beliefs, and our traditions.
How popular narratives of the atomic age obscure the bomb’s first victims.
What book bindings teach us about readers of the past.
What can a railroad construction foreman’s devastating skull injury teach us about the brain’s ability to heal?
People love to retro-diagnose historical figures, even when it’s nearly impossible.