Since World War I, the connections between pest control and war have been scientific, technological, institutional, and metaphorical.

Dating apps and services have been accused of cheapening the dominant Western conception of love. One scholar begs to differ.

In nineteenth-century New England, it was held to be essential to whisper to beehives of a loved one’s death.

There are still tribes living in the Amazon rain forest who carry on their traditional way of life and rebuff attempts at contact.

During the Second Great Awakening of 1830, science and religion were seen as “two aspects of the same universal truth.”

Well-researched stories from Wired, Nursing Clio, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.

President Trump has suggested that poor water management causes wildfires. In fact, it's often the other way around.

Poisonous green pigments laced with arsenic were once a common ingredient in book bindings, paints, wallpapers, and fabrics. Yikes.

Mainstream economics has largely neglected to integrate ecological systems into its models. But the two disciplines don't have to be diametrically opposed.

In the 1950s, nightclubs featuring "Middle Eastern" music and belly dancers mixed and matched cultures, serving white audiences an exotic experience.