A map of Antarctica, 1949

Antarctica Unveiled: From Accidents to Airborne Labs

Twentieth-century surveys revealed the landscape beneath the Antarctic ice using radio echo-sounding, a technique that emerged largely by accident.

What We’re Reading 2024

It’s become a tradition: the writers and editors at JSTOR Daily share our thoughts on this year's pleasure reading.
Rosemary (Salvia rosmarinus) in bloom. Flowers can be pale blue, pink, purple, or white.

Rosemary: The Herb of Ritual and Remembrance

From ancient Egypt to today, the scent of rosemary has promised comfort, joy, and even immortality.
A bowl of fruit soup

We Made Fruit Soup

And so should you.

String Theory Is Not Dead

Out of the limelight, theoretical physicists seek the math that can explain the universe’s particles and forces.
From a 1916 advertisement for Hoosier Kitchen Cabinets

Hoosier Cabinets and the Dream of Efficiency

Out of Indiana came a beloved wooden innovation that helped change the status of the kitchen in the American home.
A clown and a harlequin are amongst the characters portrayed by King William IV (1765 - 1837), Lord Broughan, Lord Gray and Lord Eldon at a royal Christmas pantomime.

A Holiday Pantomime

With origins in the theater of the early eighteenth century, “panto” remains a crucial element of the holiday season in Great Britain and Ireland.
A priest holds a christening for a baby of Tibetan ethnic minority group attends a mass at a church of Cizhong Village on December 25, 2006 in Deqin County of Yunnan Province, China

A Tibetan Christmas

The story of Cizhong’s Catholic holiday festival began when French missionaries arrived in northwest Yunnan with plans to spread their faith across Tibet.
Weather and virus symbols in a forecast illustration

Disease Forecasts, AI Goes Nuclear, and Daniel Dennett

Well-researched stories from Aeon, Hakai Magazine, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Photographs of white snowflakes on a dark blue background.

Winter Holidays

Celebrate with some seasonal scholarship from JSTOR Daily for the winter holidays.