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DNA from a mummified bishop's lungs shows tuberculosis infected humans only recently

New research resolves a scientific debate about when tuberculosis became established in humans

On Holocaust Remembrance Day, the stories of two Jewish scientists

There were over six million Jews, allies and collaborators who were persecuted and murdered by the Nazi regime during the Holocaust

Sister Miriam Michael Stimson turned early models of DNA inside out

Not everyone thinks of a Catholic nun when they think “scientist.”

Creationism helped push climate skepticism into classrooms

Science education has become a political issue, but civic engagement can still work wonders

A version of this article originally appeared on NPR Scicommers

The brain treats questions about beliefs like physical threats. Can we learn to disarm it?

Street epistemologists are trying to give people 'the gift of doubt'