Poplar—ubiquitous in timber, landscape design, and Indigenous medicines—holds new promise in recuperating damaged ecosystems.

Twenty years ago, scholar W. D. Williams predicted the loss of salt lakes around the world.

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

In 1884, educator Jane Groom defied naysayers to found a community for working-class Deaf people on prairies of Manitoba.

Black-appeal stations were instrumental in propelling R&B into the mainstream while broadcasting news of the ever-growing civil rights movement.

Spiritism appealed to Iranian intellectuals who sought to reconcile their commitment to science with their pursuit of moral reform.

One of the few women permitted to wear trousers during the Third Republic, the French artist developed a sense of self through her clothing choices.

A formerly incarcerated psychologist looks at incarceration through the lens of learned helplessness, the Stanford Prison Experiment, synapses, and power.

Pachappa Camp, the first Korean-organized immigrant settlement in the United States, was established through the efforts of Ahn Chang Ho.

From the light-bulb dress to galvanic belts, electrified clothing offered a way to experience and conquer a mysterious and vigorous force.