The first real introduction we got to Galen Erso was in Catalyst: A Rogue One novel, written by James Luceno.Before the book was released, publisher Del Ray released a synopsis of what readers ...

By the 16th and 17th centuries scientific methods had evolved, making it easier for new scientists to challenge the old ones. Galen’s theories were sitting ducks, waiting for a physician like ...

Galen wasn't convinced by another theory of the era, that hysteria was caused by a "wandering womb." Instead, he thought women became hysterical, and could suffer from "hysterical suffocation," or ...

Galen's work was the basis for medical studies for many centuries. ... The historic un-discoveries scientists make: for example, the human rete mirabile. Spoiler alert: ...

In 130 BC, a ship fashioned from the wood of walnut trees and bulging with medicines and Syrian glassware sank off the coast of Tuscany, Italy. Archaeologists found its precious load 20 years ago ...