In the modern city of Tokyo, mature forests and trees form a spiritual bridge between past and present.

The oppressions of Homo sapiens and other species in the US livestock industry aren’t distinct from one another—they’re mutually constitutive.

Renaissance painters incorporated the inherent qualities of stone to produce works of art that revealed the beauty of nature and hand of God.

On July 5, 1962, Algeria declared its independence after 132 years of French occupation. The transition was chaotic and violent, but inspired revolutionaries worldwide.

As the craft beer industry reckons with its oppressive past, it may be time to re-examine the complicated history (and present) of hops in the United States

Data suggest that fathers can be fantastic, but there’s no magic ingredient they supply for children’s emotional, educational, or social development.

Well-researched stories from The Guardian, The New Yorker, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.

The East India Company’s London museum stored the stuff of empire, feeding the growth of new collections-based disciplines and scientific societies.

As anthropogenic ambient noise increases in urban areas, birds adapt their songs to make themselves heard.

By providing sexualized entertainment to tourists, the bar owners of Montmartre made visible and even celebrated the quarter’s queer culture.