In the 19th century, preserved bodies were not only ceremonially unveiled; owning one became a status symbol. “It would be ...

LONDON — Syphilis is back: The sexually transmitted disease long associated with 19th-century bohemian life is making an alarming resurgence in Europe. "Syphilis used to be a very rare disease," said ...

A story. An imagined future. An “intellectual funhouse” in the words of Jonathan Michael Square. Square guest curated an exhibition at the Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library in Winterthur, DE ...

Everybody is familiar with the concept of ghost towns. These are settlements that fulfilled their mission or suffered a catastrophe and were subsequently abandoned by the population. But what about ...