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The Hyrtl Skull Collection isn't just medical history. Scientists continue to study the bones today.
anatomy museums

The Eventful Afterlife of a Crowd of 19th-Century Skulls

Philadelphia’s famed anatomy showplace, the Mütter Museum, gets a facelift.
April White October 18, 2021
Long before vampires were cartoon characters and even love interests, they were seen as diseased, demonic creatures.
vampires

Disease, Demons, and Discord—How the Vampire Myth Was Born

Modern vampires may be dashing, but that's not how the legendary bloodsuckers started out.
Stanley Stepanic October 18, 2021
forests

Podcast: American Chestnut Foundation

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team August 19, 2021
Pontevedra, Spain

Isla de San Simón

This small, lush island has a long and bloody history.
Ernest Shackleton, Captain Robert Falcon Scott, and Edward Wilson (right to left) as they were preparing to explore the Ross Ice Shelf as part of the British National Antarctic Expedition in November 1902.
exploration

Why Did Antarctic Explorer Ernest Shackleton Keep 'Conking Out'?

A vitamin deficiency may have changed the course of a continent's history.
Gemma Tarlach May 13, 2021
museums

Podcast: National Museum of Health and Medicine

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team May 12, 2021
A field of dead olive trees, all many hundreds of years old, in Scorrano, Italy.
trees

The Farmer Trying to Save Italy's Ancient Olive Trees

A fast-spreading bacteria could cause an olive-oil apocalypse.
Agostino Petroni April 29, 2021
Overall, the black-browed albatross is a conservation success story.
islands

What Is Killing Albatross Chicks in the Falkland Islands?

The population is healthy overall, but a mysterious contagion has researchers looking for answers.
Erica Tennenhouse April 15, 2021
A quarantine sign in front of a tulip field in the Netherlands.
museums

How a Long-Planned Pandemic Exhibit Adapted to COVID-19

A Dutch science museum was set to showcase the horrors of contagion. Then came coronavirus.
Keely Sullivan December 8, 2020
Life in the trenches was crowded, when you factor in all the humans, rats, and lice.
wwi

Found: Cases of ‘Trench Fever’ in Ancient Rome

The five-day fever was made famous during World War I, but has been a constant companion of poor hygiene.
Isaac Schultz December 2, 2020
Collinsworth Cemetery
Plano, Texas

Collinsworth Cemetery

This family cemetery is a reminder of a smallpox outbreak in late-19th-century Texas.
Abades, Spain

Abandoned Leper Colony of Arico

An unexpected ghost village lurks on the southeast coast of Tenerife.
Hob Moor and Plague Stones
York, England

Hob Moor and Plague Stones

When the plague struck York, this stone was used to leave supplies for the sick.
In 1832, cholera killed more than 10 percent of Sligo's population.
literature

The Deadly Irish Epidemic That Helped Bring Dracula to Life

Forget Vlad the Impaler. A 19th-century cholera outbreak in Sligo may have been Bram Stoker's chief inspiration.
Ronan O'Connell June 3, 2020
The St. Louis Red Cross Motor Corps on duty during the 1918 Influenza epidemic.
food

How the Influenza Pandemic Popularized Lemons

When it reached America, Sunkist marketers recommended hot lemonade.
April White May 28, 2020
Noam Shuster-Eliassi snags a selfie while getting tested for COVID-19. Recovering coronavirus patients can leave the hotel after two negative tests.
hotels

The Israeli Hotel Where COVID-19 Recovery Meets Standup Comedy

When every guest is a coronavirus patient, you're allowed to hug, hang out in the lobby, and gather for meals.
Katie Nadworny May 12, 2020
Some people are surprised, even offended, by the Dutch tendency to include illnesses among their curses.
plague

The Wide World of Disease-Based Dutch Profanity

"Get the corona!" is starting to make an appearance.
Dan Nosowitz May 6, 2020
Indians collect meals distributed on day 19 of the 21-day nationwide lockdown in New Delhi, India.
food

Here's What Indians Ate After a No-Warning, Midnight Lockdown

Dozens of crowdsourced food photos reveal inequality, but also generosity.
Jennifer Kishan April 14, 2020