Formal deaf education in England started at the end of the 18th century started with an innovative school in London.

Credit: Report on a general scheme of extramural sepulture for country towns / General Board of Health. Source: Wellcome Collection. Provider: This material has been provided by London School of ...

This playful exhibition of new and existing works by artists Christine Sun Kim and Thomas Mader explores sign language and the right to communicate.

James Gardiner Collection: unlabelled photograph album.

Credit: A handbook of ophthalmic science and practice / by Henry E. Juler. Source: Wellcome Collection. Provider: This material has been provided by University of Bristol Library. The original may be ...

In the five centuries since Europeans were introduced to tobacco, smoking has generated considerable controversy. This gallery tracks shifting views on smoking and health, from life-saving stimulant ...

show credit information for image 'Legacies of eugenics in school' Legacies of eugenics in school. © Gergo Varga (varrgo.com) for Wellcome Collection. When A-level ...

How do you avoid catching the plague? Smoke constantly. Carry a sponge soaked in vinegar. Hang oranges studded with cloves around your house. This was the best medical advice available circa 1665, as ...

show credit information for image 'Geothermal hot spring landscape in Railroad Valley, Nevada, where a Canadian mining company is drilling a new hole in an effort to find large deposits of lithium.

show credit information for image 'A covered corpse lying on a bed. Etching by Ch. Chaplin after Louis-Henri Deschamps.' When terrible winter storms lashed the East Coast of America in December 2022, ...

In recent years period activism has hit the global headlines, busting taboos, driving public policy, and prompting companies to create new products. In some countries, including the US, UK, Canada, ...

Yinka Shonibare’s striking and thought-provoking artwork ‘Refugee Astronaut’, on display in the recently opened ‘Being Human’ exhibition, embodies a complex message for modern times. The artist ...