Study offers clues to how climate affected 1918 pandemic
A new study of ice-core data shows that an unusual, six-year period of cold temperatures and heavy rainfall coincided with European deaths during the 1918 Spanish flu.
Oct. 5, 2020 • ~7 min
Tags: science-technology history environments-sustainability alvin-powell michael-mccormick spanish-flu rainfall world-war-i alexander-more initiative-for-the-science-of-the-human-past long-island-university nottingham-university paul-mayewski university-of-maine
10 misconceptions about the 1918 flu, the 'greatest pandemic in history'
The so-called 'Spanish flu' didn't actually come from Spain. What else do people often misunderstand about this famous crisis?
March 17, 2020 • ~9 min
Tags: influenza covid-19 coronavirus history pandemic flu coronavirus-2020 spanish-flu 1918-flu-pandemic world-war-i
WWI helmet beats modern ones at shock wave protection
The French Adrian military helmet from WWI outdid modern helmets in shock wave tests—a surprising result that could improve today's military equipment.
Feb. 18, 2020 • ~6 min
Tags: history brains world-war-i featured health-and-medicine injuries military
How Einstein’s work survived ‘scientific nationalism’ of WWI
A historian explains how war and politics almost overshadowed Albert Einstein's work and why Veterans Day should remind us of the threat of nationalism.
Nov. 7, 2019 • ~2 min
Tags: history science world-war-i society-and-culture wars nationalism albert-einstein
New book revives ‘Western Front’ author’s lost WWI stories
A new book brings readers eight forgotten short stories by famed German war writer Erich Maria Remarque, author of All Quiet on the Western Front.
Jan. 22, 2019 • ~1 min
Tags: history literature world-war-i books society-and-culture wars
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