Rachel Carson

Instead of yesteryear’s dry and dusty lectures, science communicators are creating new and exciting ways to engage with science.

The founding father of American birding soared on the wings of white privilege. How should the birding community grapple with this racist legacy?

“Green” public relations work has flown below the radar but made a huge impact.

Since World War I we’ve been solving problems with dangerous chemicals that introduce new problems.

Upon discovering that her mother had been a member of the group Women Strike For Peace (WSP), Heidi Hutner becomes obsessed with feminist nuclear history.

From Amelia Earhart to Michelle Obama, meet 100 women who defined the last century.

Though significant, the end of the Cold War was not nearly as significant a turning point as President George H.W. Bush suggested it would be in 1990.

Before Earth Day made a name for the environmental movement, a massive oil spill put a spotlight on the dangers of pollution.

Ellen Swallow Richards applied chemistry to the home to advocate for consumer safety and women's education.

In the late 19th and early 20th century, talk about “the environment” had little of its later coherence or political meaning.

How the disaster energized the nascent environmental movement and led to a slew of legislative changes.

The seashore used to be a scary place, then it became a place of respite and vacation. What happened?

The vaccination skepticism of today is rooted in postwar social movements, prompting a new generation of parents and children to question drugs and doctors.