The winter solstice may be behind us, but the Chicago region is still gripped by wintry gloom. We’re brightening our day with a few images
Decoding the Hand is an astounding history of magic, medicine, and science, of an enduring search for how our bodily surfaces might reveal an inner
Rickets, a childhood disorder that causes soft and misshapen bones, transformed from an ancient but infrequent threat to a common scourge during the Industrial Revolution,
African Studies, Author Essays, Interviews, and Excerpts, Environment, History and Philosophy of Science
In 1918, South Africa’s climate seemed to be drying up. White farmers claimed that rainfall was dwindling, but government experts insisted that the rains weren’t
In his new book, Botanical Icons: Critical Practices of Illustration in the Premodern Mediterranean, Andrew Griebeler traces the history of botanical illustration in the Mediterranean
Author Essays, Interviews, and Excerpts, History and Philosophy of Science, Politics and Current Events, Public Health, Science
In honor of University Press Week, November 13 through 17, 2023, university presses around the globe are celebrating and sharing the incredible impact that the
In 1973, economist E. F. Schumacher published Small Is Beautiful, which introduced a mainstream audience to his theory of “appropriate technology”: the belief that international development
In 1900, almost no one had heard of Gregor Mendel. Ten years later, he was famous as the father of a new science of heredity—genetics.
Art and Architecture, Author Essays, Interviews, and Excerpts, History, History and Philosophy of Science
Panel painters in both the middle ages and the fifteenth century created works that evoke the luster of precious stones, the sheen of polished gold
Nurses represent the largest segment of the US health care workforce and spend significantly more time with patients than any other member of the health
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