Dissolving Illusions: Disease, Vaccines, and The Forgotten History by Suzanne Humphries, MD barnyard or around your own backyard

or around your own backyard

The innovation of birds is on full display in more than 100 samples collected from across the world

sometimes a crocodile and sometimes even a dragon

a national citizen science program designed to gather information about bee diversity and activity

Matt Willen is a writer

Dissolving Illusions: Disease, Vaccines, and The Forgotten History by Suzanne Humphries, MD barnyard or around your own backyardNot too long ago, lethal infections were feared in the Western world. Since that time, many countries have undergone a transformation from disease cesspools to much safer, healthier habitats. Starting in the mid 1800s, there was a steady drop in deaths from all infectious diseases, decreasing to relatively minor levels by the early 1900s. The history of that transformation involves famine, poverty, filth, lost cures, eugenicist doctrine, individual