Saint Benedict exorcising through prayer a man possessed by demons. Etching by G.M. Giovannini after L. Carracci.

Burslem Haywood and Tunstall War Memorial Hospital.

Top, an "Explanation" or key to the plan, a compass and a rococo border. Left and right, Aloe africana plants. Right, the arms of the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries. Centre, the statue of Sir Hans ...

Interment of the remains of the late Lord Viscount Nelson in the Cathedral of St. Paul, London on the 9th of January, 1806. Engraved by F.C. Lewis a from a drawing made by C.A. Pugin, during the time ...

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In the five centuries since Europeans were introduced to tobacco, smoking has generated considerable controversy. This gallery tracks shifting views on smoking and health, from life-saving stimulant ...

show credit information for image 'Geothermal hot spring landscape in Railroad Valley, Nevada, where a Canadian mining company is drilling a new hole in an effort to find large deposits of lithium.

How do you avoid catching the plague? Smoke constantly. Carry a sponge soaked in vinegar. Hang oranges studded with cloves around your house. This was the best medical advice available circa 1665, as ...

show credit information for image 'A covered corpse lying on a bed. Etching by Ch. Chaplin after Louis-Henri Deschamps.' When terrible winter storms lashed the East Coast of America in December 2022, ...

Michael W Young feels the effects on his body whenever he spends time in Manhattan. Though his research team is based in New York, at Rockefeller University, Young lives outside the city and is ...

Wellcome Collection is built on collections assembled by Sir Henry Wellcome. In the early 20th century Wellcome founded a private historical medical museum closely linked with his pharmaceutical ...

For centuries the human race has been prey to a variety of parasitic worms and lice. And not only do we have a long history as unwilling hosts, it seems that our disgust and embarrassment is also ...