Like Walt Whitman before them, Joy Harjo and Amanda Gorman are reimagining what it means to be a poet in this democratic republic.

Out-of-the-ordinary mental states are the goal of many religious rituals, but they’re also important in “playful” situations like kids’ games and fraternal hazing.

Artist and writer Joshua Citarella explores why corporate platforms corrode democracy—and what a postal-service-style digital commons could do differently.

By the fourth century CE, Rome had some 856 privately owned public baths, the grounds of which served as civic gardens adorned with sculptures.

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

Spearheaded by the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, an urban beautification program transformed neighborhoods in the city of brotherly love.

Overrepresented as victims, missing white women and girls drive ratings and clicks for traditional and internet media.

From Saint-Simon to Silicon Valley, the urge to forecast the future has always masked a struggle over who gets to define it.

How one family physician fosters food justice, social connectivity, and better health at a local community garden.

Astronomical explanations for tides, usually credited to Isaac Newton, can be traced to thinkers like Strabo and Pliny in the Classical era.