John H. Tibbetts

For some cities, problems with flooding began at the beginning. When European settlers arrived in Charleston, South Carolina, in the late 17th century, about half of the peninsula there was salt marsh or creek. So for generations, Charlestonians used low plac...

Hesitancy rates are falling but they’re still sizable, especially among certain groups. Easy access and trusted community messengers are keys to moving the needle.

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“Before Agnes” and “After Agnes.” That’s how many longtime Lewisburg-area residents talk about their communities in the central Susquehanna Valley.

In the latter months of 2019, a novel coronavirus probably leaped from a yet-unknown animal in central China into a human.

January 2018

June 2021 feature. Within a few decades, transplant patients might opt for live, lab-grown kidneys and other organs rather than risk languishing for years on donor-organ queues.

November 2020. A vaccine will not be effective if a significant portion of the population hesitates to get it.

Mary Chesnut studied her family’s slaves while Fort Sumter burned a few miles away in Charleston Harbor. In the predawn hours of April 12, 1861—150 years ago—Confederate batteries thundered down ...

Rice plantations shaped and reshaped the lowcountry geography and economy, making Charleston one of the richest cities in the world, but it was a wealth built primarily on slave labor.

One day Daniel Colley raised his hand to volunteer, setting in motion five decades of scientific adventures.

Imagine coming face-to-face with Harriet Tubman; or how about interacting with a prehistoric saber-toothed tiger.

Listen to your hosts.

Someday—not too far in the future—clinicians will routinely check our genomic profiles to diagnose illness, warn us about disease risks, or test how a condition is responding to treatment.

May 2020 feature.