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The Kids Are Alright

Understanding past attitudes toward science and medicine through children’s books.

Does Louis Pasteur Still Matter?

Or will the scientist’s 200th birthday be his last hurrah?

COVID-19 Health Passports: What’s Old Is New Again

To speed reopening, government and business leaders are pushing a modern version of a centuries-old idea.

The Story of Serum Therapy

How a 19th-century invention could save lives today.

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How Renaissance Princes Pursued Beauty in Science

An exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art shows how power and science were intertwined in early modern Europe.

Smallpox and the Long Road to Eradication

It’s one thing to make a scientific discovery, but making it count is another thing entirely.