The remains of two of the very last of the Beothuk are finally being repatriated to Canada. Why has it taken almost 200 years?

At the turn of the twentieth century, American Christian evangelicals, led by Pastor Walter Rauschenbusch, were at the forefront of socialism.

Why is lo-fi hip-hop so conducive to concentration?

Pre-Columbian cultures valued chocolate highly as a drink, and often served it at important events. It wasn't made into a solid candy until 1847.

City gardens and hotel rooftops can serve as refuges—and food corridors—for the troubled species.

Well-researched stories from The Conversation, The Washington Post, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.

In the early 1900s, immigration and child labor laws resulted in growing numbers of schoolchildren. Gardens were seen as a way to keep them under control.

Illustrated advertising cards invoked ethnic stereotypes, using black women as foils in order to appeal to white consumers.

The endangered eastern lowland gorilla populations are now so small that the species is facing a new threat: loss of genetic diversity.

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