Periods of concurrent economic downturn and high food price inflation can exacerbate health threats for infants and children in developing countries.

An expansive collection of postcards captures the evolving cultural landscape of Southern California—particularly greater Los Angeles—in the twentieth century.

Neither supernatural forces nor Soviet censors were able to suppress individual creativity and determination.

The ornamented tools used to ensure fair market transactions also conveyed the stories and values of the Akan peoples.

The methods of Sufi meditation were regarded as secret during the early Mughal empire. Why, then, did Dara Shikoh feel the need to write them down?

In this edition of Research Rabbit Hole, we dig up scholarship about what one academic calls "the signifying rabbit."

An important part of Indigenous spirituality and identity, the aromatic evergreen shrub is being threatened by poachers and over-commercialization.

Long before the imposture of Anna Delvey, the Tichborne Claimaint swept a nation’s imagination.

Reintroduction of the beaver may help mitigate the effects of climate change, but the obstacles between these toothy rodents and their ponds are many.

Well-researched stories from Quanta Magazine, Atlas Obscura, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.