A History of What We Do in the Dark
Archaeologists investigate what life was like after dark in the ancient world and how the saturation of artificial light has changed our relationship with the night.
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Rome
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How the Eternal City’s Building Craze Also Bolstered Urban Planning
A look at the architectural archives from 17th-century Rome. By Steve Moyer Palazzo Aldobrandini. (Photo: sailko/Wikimedia Commons) As…
The Weird Ways People React to Driving Bans
As cities try to control their air pollution with driving bans, research finds citizens react by buying more cars, watching more television, and, sometimes, by driving less and contributing to lower pollution in their towns.
A Brief History of Dwarfism
Understanding the desire to cure dwarfism requires an understanding of its fraught history.