Across the U.S., there are places that were once full of life, now left to decay in silence. Ghost towns, shuttered hospitals ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

Some places are just spooky. A long-burning underground coal fire has left Centralia a virtual ghost town. Located in the anthracite coal region in the Appalachian Mountains, the Columbia County town ...

Discover the eerie truth behind the town that’s been on fire for over six decades. In this video, we explore the haunting story of Centralia, Pennsylvania — a coal mine fire that started in the 1960s ...

Marco Mechan-Llontop and Samuel Barnett work at a microbial sampling site near the Centralia mine fire in October 2021, when they were both postdoctoral scholars in the Shade lab at Michigan State ...