Once upon a time a small city in Massachusetts played an outsized role in plastics. From mundane celluloid dice to Disney’s all-plastic house, the plastics industry focused on the future. What happened when the future finally arrived?

How the often-maligned genre was used to train soldiers, explain the weather, and teach us about the modern world.

How a rogue archaeologist in Peru found indisputable evidence of something previously unthinkable—ancient neurosurgery.

Lessons from the Polio Pioneers in an era of misinformation.

Can scrutinizing the ailments of historical figures really teach us anything?

Restoring the legacy of a physical chemistry pioneer.