George Catlin's c. 1827 fusion of art and cartography, A Bird's Eye View of Niagara Falls, likely struck 19th-century viewers as highly imaginative. Private Collection / Smithsonian American Art ...

The skeletal remains of a 19th-century French child revealed evidence of rickets and scurvy, alongside high mercury levels, suggesting mercury was used as a treatment.

How did 'everything is everywhere' arise out of nineteenth century microbiology, and from Beijerinck's experimental and theoretical work in particular? What is the relationship of this principle ...

By the mid-19th century, the push for standardization had become increasingly urgent. Scientific discovery was accelerating, global trade was booming and industrial projects were growing in scale ...

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In the late 19th century, medical experts—almost exclusively ... Women are more likely than men to be prescribed sedatives instead of painkillers—a tendency that some experts interpret as ...

As the world reels from US President Donald Trump's tariffs onslaught, here is a look back at some major trade wars since the 19th century: In the mid-19th century, two conflicts over the opium ...

Vince Martonis, Hanover historian, is pictured with photos of 19th century potteries found in Chautauqua County. The Fenton History Center in Jamestown will host Vince Martonis, Hanover historian, for ...

In the mid-19th century, two conflicts over the opium trade, which became known as the Opium Wars, pitted China against the British Empire. The first began in 1839, when Britain launched a military ...

The Trump administration’s current use of 19th-century tools to solve 20th-century problems that are wholly inappropriate for the 21st century threatens to take America back to the 19th century.