Studies show that viewers do gain political knowledge through daytime television and other forms of "soft news."

Marie Tharp's contribution to ocean-floor mapping and the acceptance of plate tectonics wasn't recognized at the time. 

The National Book Awards Shortlist has been announced and wouldn't you know, many of the authors honored have work in JSTOR. 

Happy 50th birthday to novelist, poet, and filmmaker Sherman Alexie. Learn about “one of the major lyric voices of our time" through his work.

Despite the perils of mistaken identities, evil stepmothers, and cruel curses, in a Disney movie the princess always finds her prince.

In 1698, Captain Langford shared how one indigenous Caribbean person predicted hurricanes 14 days in advance.

We tend to think of gender expression as uniquely human. But many species gain advantages by projecting an opposite-sex appearance.

What would happen if we actually eliminated mosquitoes?

The First World War witnessed the first major use of chemical warfare, but by the Second World War deterrence seemed to work. 

Etymology is a funny thing. Even if you're not a word nerd, you might have wondered why so many English idioms we use are Just. So. Weird.