Bibliophile Andrew Robinson reveals 10 essential science reads from the past year.

Dans quelques milliers d’années, il sera possible aux archéologues de dater les couches de terre de la période 2020-2022 sans instrument. Les masses de masques chirurgicaux bleus, verts ou blancs serv...

Andrew Robinson reviews five of the best science picks.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, we were all reminded of the long history of masks used as protection against disease, ranging from the iconic plague doctor's beaked mask to the cloth masks seen in histo...

Thomas Schlich and Bruno J. Strasser Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is best known as a vaccination skeptic, but he is also skeptical about using masks for infection control. At the Libertarian National Conv…

Politicians love a single, unifying narrative, but it’s more complicated for those of us who see UK life and history through a different lens, says author and broadcaster Mihir Bose

Thomas Schlich and Bruno J. Strasser— In May 2024 at the Libertarian National Convention in Washington, DC, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., recalled that, during the pandemic, he was asked whether... READ MOR...

Around the world, some 16 billion plastic syringes and 15 billion face masks are thrown away each year.1,2 Unknown in the first half of the 20th century, the global production, circulation, and dispos...

Long before the pandemic, masks carried historical baggage and cultural meanings