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Cricket was played and cheered in the United States and Canada in the nineteenth century. Why did it fall out of favor with sports fans?

For medieval monks, chant was often a crucial part of worship, but theologians had different ideas about how the words and sounds helped evoke piety.

In the eighteenth century, a mathematician, an astronomer, and an engineer each tried to apply their expertise to increasing the efficiency of water wheels.

When the coal business tanked in the 1930s, the company town of Pardeesville, Pennsylvania, briefly transformed itself through collective action.

The stock figure of the “anarchist” is a bomb-thrower or assassin, but political scientist Kathy E. Ferguson argues it should be a printer.

The bangsawan theater in early twentieth-century Malaya offered women a chance to build a public identity beyond marriage and motherhood.

While going out on a date may seem like a natural thing to do these days, it wasn't always the case.

Around the world, biofuels, so-called green energy sources, are waving major red flags.

A university faculty member offers practical pedagogical steps to incorporate in the classroom to foster an intellectually humble environment.