The rise and fall of the sweet-smelling seeds of Dipteryx odorata stands in stark contrast to the tree’s lasting presence in global markets.

This list introduces some of the main debates about public space, from park politics to political protest, public expressions of sexuality to safety and security.

As tech companies tout successes in bringing back the likes of the long-gone dire wolf, they must grapple with accusations such innovation is immoral. Why isn’t it?

What is public space? How does it function? Whom does it benefit, and whom does it harm? These are just a few of the questions we put to experts on the subject.

What is public space? How is it produced, and why is that production important for our social and political lives?

Theodore Roosevelt was the first White House occupant to seek control over how newspapers covered him.

Well-researched stories from Public Books, The Conversation, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.

Medieval dramatizations of the confrontation between the Virgin Mary and King Herod offered a symbolic resistance to tyranny.

For medieval scribes, mistakes couldn’t be easily shrugged off, as Tutivillus, the stickler demon, was always looking over their shoulders.

Dredging and pollution devastated the once-bountiful reefs. Careful science may help bring them back.