How did a covert chemical treatment permanently change our drinking water?

Can sustainable air travel get off the ground?

The post-World War II mining rush that transformed a region.

The mirror changed how we see ourselves. Now it's changing our relationship with the rest of the animal kingdom.

Come celebrate our newest Distillations podcast season with a special performance by the Crossroads Comedy Theater Company!

An ill-fated fishing voyage pulls back the curtain on U.S. nuclear testing in the Pacific.

This original documentary by Veverka Bros. explores the world's most spectacular pyrotechnics, the artisans who create them, and the rich cultural traditions they represent.

Legionnaires’ disease is more prevalent than ever. So how did we forget it?

Plants can be a potent crime-solving tools. So why are they used so rarely? Discover the history of forensic ecology.

The 2026 Cain Conference will address the major issues involved in understanding how modern science has been created through a process of global cultural exchange.

A war between police and a notorious outlaw riveted South India for more than a decade. At the conflict’s roots was a centuries-old saga of scarcity and control.

Join us for our annual library open house in honor of National Library Week!

A potted history of porridge.

A festival in Old City on Saturday remembers Joshua Pusey’s historic innovation with storytelling and family activities.

This Women's History Month, join us for a thought provoking presentation by leading gender and science scholar Sarah S. Richardson.

Opening April 10, 2026, this exhibition celebrates the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

Unpacking empires and diaspora in Mexico and the United States.

How a tiny cactus parasite called cochineal became one of the Spanish Empire’s most lucrative commodities.

Philatelic First Day Cover honoring American agricultural scientist and inventor George Washington Carver (1864?-1943). The envelope features an illustrated rendering of Carver and the Tuskegee Instit...

The Institute is home to the largest private fellowship program in the historical study of science, medicine, and technology in the United States.

Does nature have rights? In 2008, Ecuador said yes. Doing so forced a reckoning with the country’s mining past.

New World ingredients in Old World dyes.

This paper investigates the Chinese American Chemical Society (CACS) as an organisation of the scientific diaspora at the end of the Cold War. Established in 1981 by mostly first-generation immigra...

How a shady car battery additive called AD-X2 sparked a showdown between the U.S. country’s political and scientific establishments.

17th century traders who traveled the sea routes between India and Southeast Asia were interested in spices, but they were also interested in gemstones, objects of desire, commercial value, and inc…

Unpacking empires and diaspora in Mexico and the United States.

Researchers can apply by January 15 for various long- and short-term programs, including two-year curatorial fellowships.

Humans owe a huge medical debt to horseshoe crabs. Now there’s an opportunity to pay it back.

Science History Institute makes public multimillion-dollar collection, including Rosalind Franklin’s famous DNA image, assembled by fake scientist