Understanding human anatomy, and how to diagnose and treat illnesses, has changed dramatically from ancient to modern times. This collection features people whose medical breakthroughs helped to save millions of lives.
During the 1930s circuses thrive, look at old circus posters.
The natural-gas compressor station—owned by Pacific Gas & Electric at Hinkley, California—used hexavalent chromium which was discharge...
Drs. Johan Hultin and Jeffrey Taubenberger study preserved tissue samples from WWI soldiers and from an Inuit woman to conclude the flu virus most lik...
Helen connects the finger spelling of water with water running over her hand, and she is eager to learn.
It is due to the bravery of Leonidas' 300 that Athens and the rest of Greece continue to fight the Persians.
The medical report shows that some astronauts may have lived until the crew cabin hit the ocean.
Hexavalent chromium (Chromium VI), a cancer-causing chemical used by Pacific Gas & Electric Company in Hinkley, poisoned the groundwater of the co...
Filthy trenches in WWI Europe are a perfect breeding ground for the Spanish Flu brought overseas by U.S. soldiers.
While life is good, for Thomas Cromwell, his family suddenly is struck by three tragedies.
Once the parties agreed on an orderly way to arbitrate the case, about 36 claims were tried. The process took nearly two years. The plaintiffs' lawyer...
A tsunami wave strikes and destroys a commuter train and nearby villages in Sri Lanka.
As they investigate a deadly virus which is infecting and killing people in the Yambuku area of Zaire, investigators decide to name the virus after a ...
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