During World War II, British and American scientists expanded on Fleming's discovery to develop the powerful antibiotic penicillin. This two-inch diameter medallion contains a small preserved sample ...

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Today in History for July 22: In 1582, England's first newspaper, the "English Mercurie," began publication. (The newspaper was later claimed to be a literary hoax written by the second Earl of ...

Emma Donoghue is an Irish Canadian writer whose books include the novels Landing , Room , Frog Music , The Wonder, The Pull ...

Three hundred years since they first appeared, the capital's traditional members-only clubs have endured and evolved. Now a ...

The Timberwolves' draft picks may tell us a couple things about how they view the offseason and the rest of the roster.

Kevin Durant joins Houston in a historic seven-team deal shaking up contenders and rebuilding teams leaguewide.

LONDON (AP) — There is a history-rich part of London that few people have seen, where the city braced for the Blitz, James Bond’s creator got inspiration and secret Cold War messages passed ... A ...

With league’s draft decentralized, general manager Eric Tulsky and staff will huddle at the Lenovo Center discussing Canes’ ...

The lack of scientific advances during the war meant that a large number of young men died on the battlefields, often because of untreated wounds that turned septic. Penicillin, for instance, was ...

We'll take spirit of Alexander Fleming into the 21st century Wes Streeting wants to harness genetic technology to prevent cancer from ever taking hold.