There were, in fact, women in the audiences of Shakespeare’s plays. Some came to watch; others to sell their wares; others to get on stage themselves.

Our names for our fingers show a surprising depth of cultural variation—and similarity.

We won't solve all of the pressing environmental problems, but we can help mitigate some.

Well-researched stories about the forest economy, eavesdropping squirrels, and more from publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.

Seventeenth-century scholars were horrified by how much ancient knowledge had been lost when the monasteries dispersed.

TV shows based on video games can't capture all the little minutiae that captivate gamers, like the map in the instruction manual.

The history of Native resistance, the philosophy of love, the medicalization of madness, color in fairy tales, and dinosaur bones.

What makes a name suddenly pop—and then die? Social scientists and historians have been puzzling over this for decades.

Lichens often go unnoticed, living on the ground, on tree trunks, or on rocks. They're hearty, but remarkably sensitive to air pollution.

England faced a generational divide almost 500 years ago, as the Protestant Reformation split the nation apart.