History
The future — and predicting it — ‘ain’t what it used to be’
We want to know what to expect so we can prepare for it. It's more important than ever to get reliable information about what to expect, because the world is changing fast.
8 years ago
40 years after Legionnaires outbreak, the case for a ‘Safe Breathing Water Act’
Forty years ago this month, more than
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8 years ago
A ‘Philadelphia Cornucopia’ diminished but still impossible to ignore
In honor of the Democratic National Convention, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts this summer is hosting too many Washingtons to coun
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8 years ago
Countering the deception of Trump’s ‘Make America great again’
What kind of message could counter the essential Trump narrative, the mantra "Make America Great Again!" Those four words are a code, of course, like all slogans.
8 years ago
Bodysnatching and the curious case of One-Eyed Joe
This piece is part of our “Bodies” show. Take a look at the rest of our stories here.
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8 years ago
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How are our bodies regulated after death?
Thousands of people donate their bodies to science each year, to be dissected by wide-eyed med students during their first-year anatomy c
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8 years ago
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Hagley Museum’s patent model collection displays imagination and innovation
Take a step back to the 19th Century with innovations from Hagley Museum’s patent model collection.
What is a patent model?
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8 years ago