Well-researched stories from Vox, The Atlantic, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.

Some birds feed their young with "crop milk," while discus fish feed their fry with a special mucus. It may not seem as cute as nursing, but it works.

Game theory is the study of mathematical models of strategic interaction. Connecting it with famous stories makes it easier for students to grasp.

The Highlander Research and Education Center is "the most notable American experiment in adult education for social change." One of its buildings recently burned down.

Lee Smolin speaks on quantum gravity, the nature of time, the role of ethics in science, and the importance of realism.

The strange and convoluted history of why yellow ribbons became a symbol of the Gulf War in the 1990s.

The appeal of the free gift has always been, for the consumer, about the eternal dream of getting something for nothing.

Ever since it was founded as a republic in 1923, Turkey has struggled with its so-called Kurdish issue.

JSTOR Text Analyzer provides students with an additional resource for finding scholarly material.

Is constructing a fence along the Denmark/Germany border really the best way to keep wild pigs away from domestic pigs?