Science, Technology & Medicine

57+ min ago   (173+ words) by Aziza Musa, The Texas Tribune March 21, 2011 Welcome to The Texas Tribune’s “Texplainer” series, where we answer questions from readers like you. More in this series Hey, Texplainer: What did they do to the dome during the restoration that makes…...

16+ hour, 7+ min ago   (1609+ words) The evolution of Kaiser Permanente's brand logo stays close to the vision and mission of health care. Douglas Boyd at design console circa 1985 On January 18, 2012, executives and contractors gathered in a top floor conference room a block away from The…...

1+ hour, 16+ min ago   (1137+ words) Kaiser Permanente Southern California started from its roots at the Fontana Steel Mill to opening Harbor City Hospital in 1950 to care for union members. Cover of Southern California Planning for Health featuring expansion of operating room facilities at the new…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (634+ words) “I could hear the scream of the bombs. Some in the distance, others close by.” That was how volunteer ambulance driver June Spencer described a night on duty during the Blitz. Her wartime diaries have been brought to life by…...

17+ hour, 13+ min ago   (474+ words) On June 10, 1926, the funeral of Yi Cheok, the last emperor of Korea, was held. On that day, Koreans once again staged an independence demonstration. About five months later, on Nov. 4, members of the Korean Language Society and pro-independence groups gathered…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (715+ words) Gold Hill did not simply grow up in Boulder’s shadow. Its gold discoveries helped put Boulder on the map. Before Pearl Street became a destination for restaurants, shops, and people-watching, the settlement below the mountains supplied prospectors chasing fortunes above…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (1528+ words) The Untold History of Appalachian Folk Herbalism How generations of mountain communities developed a tradition of healing shaped by the land, cultural exchange, and the knowledge passed from one generation to the next. Long before modern wellness culture transformed traditional…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (485+ words) Sep 03, 2026 at 10:06 AM EDT Sep 03, 2026 at 01:30 PM EDT People aged 65 and older outnumbered children aged 5 and under worldwide for the first time in recorded history, marking a demographic "tipping point" that arrived earlier than experts anticipated, a new U.S. Census Bureau…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (1184+ words) Imagine a world without instant communication, when hand-written letters carried news and gossip, but even the fastest horse couldn't deliver a response in less than a few days at best. The late 19th century ushered in a revolution that forever altered…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (301+ words) 2027 New York History Conference Call for Session Proposals 2027 Theme: Enslavement, Abolition, and Freedom in New York: 1627-1827-2027 Conference Date/Location: Thursday June 24-Friday June 25, 2027, at the Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY. Proposal Deadline: January 15, 2027. For 200 years, New York was both…...