Francis Galton is widely regarded as the originator of the early 20th century eugenics movement.

Editor’s Note: Gary Gerard was traveling this week. This column originally appeared June 27, 2015 I want to tell you a story about a boy and a gun. In the interest of full disclosure, I must …

The sudden closure of Owens Supermarket last month created a void that nobody wanted. The grocery business has always served our Warsaw downtown neighbors and work force well for many decades.

One thing I know we need for sure is a “A United Church For A Divided World.”

Anyone who studied chemistry likely reluctantly remembers the periodic table. It is one of science's greatest creations and became 150 years old this month. 

So I fired up my laptop Sunday and the headlines on the Drudge Report were giant and red.

In the spring and summer of 1665 England suffered from an outbreak of Bubonic Plague; it spread from parish to parish until thousands died.

Politics has become a little weird. Weirder than usual, I mean. Especially when it comes to the Democrats and their primary campaigns for president of the United States. It’s as if nary a one …

In this era of the 24-hour news cycle and social media, people are not just implicated of something, they are indicted before all the evidence is in.

There have been a number of celebrities born in Indiana, but from the aspect of good health no one matches the accomplishments of Dr. Harvey Washington Wiley.

The World Wide Web turned 30 this week. Woo hoo.

New studies have shown that oxytocin can affect maternal behavior, social bonding and even sexual pleasure.

Dr. Don DeYoung, recently retired professor from Grace College and president of the Creation Research Society, has a passion for sharing God through science.

The beginning of spring training is a sure sign that we may be looking at winter in our rear-view mirror! I know I’m being a little optimistic, but I don’t know anyone who wouldn’t welcome an early spring after the wild winter we have endured.

Measles was declared eliminated in 2000 in the United States, but for some strange reason there have been five recent outbreaks, for a total of more than 120 cases.

According to a recent article in Science, potato farmers are facing an uncertain future.

Grace College's Coach K is more than statistics and accomplishments as he “retires.”

In previous columns I have discussed insects, bacteria and animals that have a medical application. There is another aquatic species to add, a small fish called Garra rufa, now being used in an experiment to treat individuals with skin diseases like psoriasis.

I was reading about the Yellowstone supervolcano the other day.

I did not have the opportunity in college to study philosophy or learn about philosophers and therefore had little interest in the subject. This recently changed after I discovered a small book titled “Montaigne” written by Stephan Zweig — it captured the essence of Michel de Montaigne's life and accomplishments.

My more and I were in the living room watching the news when there was a report about abortion. “How can anyone kill a child?” she lamented as tears rolled down her cheeks.

When I was young, many years ago, my parents did not allow my brother or me to go swimming at our local pool because it was thought to be the source of infantile paralysis.

The city often enters into contracts for the acquisition of goods and services and public works projects. Let’s talk about how the city handles the selection of vendors and contracted services.

I am fascinated by historical mysterious diseases that appear suddenly and then strangely disappear.

How about those high school students from Covington Catholic High School in Kentucky, eh?