Eucalypts are now cosmopolitan, spread around the world through imperialism and globalization. Unfortunately, they're also highly flammable.

Dorothy Porter, a Black woman pioneer in library and information science, created an archive that structured a new field.

Between 1976 and 1983, some 30,000 Argentines were "disappeared," their children seized by the junta. The Abuelas—the Grandmothers—of the Plaza refuse to forget.

Could drone pollinators help secure our future food supply?

The "father of modern economics" saw a role for a well-run government that used taxes and regulations to keep the market operating smoothly.

Well-researched stories from Pacific Standard, Public Books, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.

During WWII, 150,000+ people sought shelter in London's Tube stations each night. Over time, the various stations developed their own mini-governments.

It's conventional wisdom that procreation between first cousins is unhealthy. But what are the actual genetic risks?

The idea that the disparate nations bordering the Mediterranean Sea represent a single region is the product of the nineteenth century.

Makeup was associated with prostitution and vice until the early 20th century, when movie actresses's cosmetics testimonials reached everyday women.