Cootie Catchers Say Lice Reveal Lots About Early Humans
Children are returning to school and parents have done all they can to prep. But not even the most diligent efforts can save your child from the lice bug
A roundup of how scientists explain America’s most popular sport
Cholera, John Snow and the Grand Experiment
A British physician first determined that cholera spread through contaminated water in the 1850s, but the disease remains a major health risk today
It won’t be long before surgeons routinely install replacement body parts created in the laboratory
Melinda French Gates on Saving Lives
The co-chair of the world’s largest philanthropy talks about what can be done to improve global health and poverty
Painting With Penicillin: Alexander Fleming’s Germ Art
The scientist created works of art using microbes, but did his artwork help lead him to his greatest discovery?
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