More than 200 years ago, British physician Edward Jenner changed the history of medicine when he inoculated a 13-year-old boy with vaccinia virus (cowpox) and demonstrated immunity to smallpox in 1796 ...

We explore what exists in the past, present and future. Is all that exists just whatever exists right now? Is the past erased and the future a void yet to be filled? Well, the answer lies in between ...

This article is a summary of Roy Ratcliffe’s recently released book ‘Life on Earth’ (Past, Present and Future)’. Of all the millions of species of life that have existed on earth over billions of ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." According to new research, physics does not distinguish between the past and future. Researchers found ...

Imagine the future. Where is it for you? Do you see yourself striding towards it? Perhaps it’s behind you. Maybe it’s even above you. And what about the past? Do you imagine looking over your shoulder ...

When the French statesman Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand was asked for his thoughts on the Bourbon royal family in exile, he replied, “Ils n’ont rien appris, ni rien oublié.” They have learned nothing, ...

11th March 1969: Full-length portrait of Canadian musician Buffy St. Marie kneeling on the floor with her hands clasped. Her long black hair is down and she wears black pants, a long sleeved shirt, a ...

The deep roots of debt relief activism in the United States. A crowd outside Minneapolis’s Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank during an economic crisis in May 1893. “Early in January at Le Mars, in ...

As he approaches his retirement, IMA chief Jeff Thomson reflects on the changes in the profession over the past decades, and what he sees ahead. Welcome to On Air with Accounting Today, I'm ...

We’re often told to “be here now.” Yet the mind is rarely tethered in place. We take mental trips to our past, revisiting what happened yesterday or when we were children, or we project into an ...

An important—if not the most important—reason for us to remember the past is to prepare for the future. By reflecting on our past experiences, we gain insights about who we are and learn lessons to ...