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Introduction: A Moment That Changed Anthropology On November 24, 1974, two anthropologists made a discovery in the Hadar region of Ethiopia that would change the…

Introduction: A Quiet Outbreak That Began a Global Effort In late 2002 and into 2003, health authorities faced a mystery that would soon redefine how…

Introduction: A Disease with a Cautionary Tale In late 2002 and early 2003, the world stood at the edge of a new era in infectious…

Introduction: A Silent Posting with World-Changing Impact On a cold November day in 2002, a Russian mathematician known under the pseudonym Grisha Perelman posted a…

Overview: A Week of Knowledge Sharing at CERN CERN is hosting a cornerstone event for science historians and particle physicists: the 4th International Symposium on…

Overview: A Milestone in the History of Particle Physics The 4th International Symposium on the History of Particle Physics is returning to CERN for a…

Introduction: A Single Star’s Light Changes Our Worldview On the night of October 5–6, 1923, a star’s flicker would rewrite humanity’s sense of the cosmos.…

Opening the Cosmos to a Vast Scale On the night of October 5–6, 1923, a breakthrough quietly unfolded at Mount Wilson Observatory in California. A…

The Groundbreaking Cave Experiment of Michel Siffre On September 14, 1962, a significant chapter in scientific exploration was written when French scientist Michel Siffre emerged…
