A marker in Indianapolis describes the history of a 1907 Indiana eugenics law (Radharc Images/Alamy). This essay is a Cover Story selection, a weekly feature highlighting the top picks from the ...

The U.S. participation in eugenics – the pseudoscientific field predicated on the belief that humanity’s gene pool can be improved through selective breeding – remains opaque almost 100 years after ...

Adam Rutherford’s new book takes readers on a journey into genetics's dark past. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. In the Victorian ...