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As of Today, the Last Physical Object Used as a Standard of Measurement is No More

As of Today, the Last Physical Object Used as a Standard of Measurement is No More

As the Universal Kilogram Enters Retirement Cutter Wood Considers the Implications

By Cutter Wood | May 20, 2019

How the Bubonic Plague <em>Almost</em> Came to America

How the Bubonic Plague Almost Came to America

A Pompous Doctor, a Racist Bureaucracy, and More!

By David K. Randall | May 9, 2019

On the Importance of Getting the Science Right in Your Novel

On the Importance of Getting the Science Right in Your Novel

When the World of Fact Helps Fiction Do Its Job

By Andrea Rothman | April 26, 2019

On Early 20th-Century America's Unhealthy Fixation with 'Hygiene'

On Early 20th-Century America's Unhealthy Fixation with 'Hygiene'

Junk Science, Paternalism, and a Misplaced Faith in 'Expertise'

By Anne Harrington | April 25, 2019

How We Can Save the Honeybees

How We Can Save the Honeybees

A Professional Beekeeper Shares Some Ideas for Preventing the Insect Apocalypse

By Meredith May | April 22, 2019

When the Animals Bust Out of a Small Town Zoo

When the Animals Bust Out of a Small Town Zoo

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The Vulnerability of Home on an Afflicted Planet, From California to Calcutta

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