Why do historians go to archives? Hasn’t everything already been digitized?

Fascism: Journal of Comparative Fascist Studies publishes peer-reviewed (double blind) articles that explore the phenomenon of fascism in a comparative context. The journal achieves range and dep...

James Watson came to hold ideas that were “wrong and unscientific and extremely hurtful. And It's a very hard thing to deal with,” his friend Nancy Hopkins says.

This article argues that while the 1975 Asilomar Conference on Recombinant Molecules gave rise to new developments in science policy, the subsequent debates about genetic engineering should not be vie...

On the 80th anniversaries of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, President Truman deserves credit for the first use of the atomic bomb in war. But he also deserves some credit for the fact that atomi...

A large government study shows that Americans’ self-reported race is a poor proxy for their genetic ancestry.

The NIH archives of the Human Genome Project could fall victim to Trump administration cuts, writes a former archivist.

A summit in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and a special issue of The CRISPR Journal featured a diversity of voices advocating for a broader debate in the name of cosmopolitanism and participation. How …

Historien, maître d’œuvre des « Lieux de mémoire », publiés en sept volumes à partir de 1984, le créateur de la revue « Le Débat » est mort le 2 juin, à l’âge de 93 ans.

Harvard's Scott Delaney helped build a database of NIH grant terminations that is being used in litigation against the Trump administration.

The Journal of the History of Biology is devoted to the history of the biological sciences, with additional interest and concern in the philosophical and ...

Cambridge Core - Global History - Medicine on a Larger Scale

The internationalization of the 1975 International Asilomar Conference on Recombinant DNA molecules has received little attention, and in particular, the European impact on, and response to, the Asilo...

That wasn't Trump against Zelens'kyi. It was Americans against reason

In 1975, researchers met to discuss the emerging field of biotechnology. The issues surrounding the field today are familiar.

"I wanted to see Manzanar with my own eyes, so that my understanding of history might feel deeper through the experience of place."

He and other tech oligarchs are making it impossible to conduct free and fair elections anywhere.

Members of the CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service were warned Friday that many of them were about to be fired

Vadim Ni is an environmental law attorney and climate expert. He has served on compliance committees for the Aarhus Convention and the Protocol of the

The Journal of the Academy of Public Health claims to open up scientific communication. But its unusual editorial policies have some scientists concerned

The attacks on the agency are cruel and counterproductive.

The historic meeting’s legacy resists simple lessons

Great links, images, and reading from Chartbook Newsletter by Adam Tooze

Abstract. Established in 1960 near Rome and supported by the US Atomic Energy Commission and the International Atomic Energy Agency, the Casaccia Center for Nuclear Studies played a fundamental role i...

Two mobile radioisotope laboratories in eleven countries? That’s possible! Historian of nuclear science, Maria Rentetzi, explains her research on how two mobile radioisotope laboratories were offered…

Cultivated meat has become a polarizing topic in the political discourse worldwide. Italy was the first country to pass legislation to ban cellular agriculture products. A thoughtful reflection on this experience reveals the urgent need for rigorous, cross-sectoral research and regulatory diligence for the advancement of the field.

Russell Vought believes revolutionary statism, not conservatism, should define the right today