During the Cold War, small groups of Americans lived together in space and at the bottom of the sea, offering psychologists a unique study opportunity.

Approximately 80 percent of Scotch whisky is made using peat as a fuel source for drying barley during the malting process. Is that a problem?

What does a violent, ancient Greek myth reveal about our modern addiction to technology and the enduring power of stories?

Cloaked in an ambiguous pseudonym, Stone was one of the first women to write science fiction for the pulps.

Well-researched stories from Slate, Black Perspectives, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.

Let’s take a closer look at the Russian aristocrat turned anarchist who (literally) wrote the book on mutual aid.

The distinction between the leading female characters of Swan Lake—the swan princess and her “black” counterpart—initially wasn’t so sharp.

Published in 1963, Thompson’s influential The Making of the English Working Class quickly led to questions about the nature of the American working class.

Montour presented herself as a cultural intermediary between Native Americans and whites in colonial America. But who was she?

JSTOR Daily editors pick their favorite stories for Black History Month.