It wasn't just educational institutions like Georgetown University that profited off of slavery; churches, too, were complicit in the system.

Scientists have found there are actually four different species of giraffes. But what makes a species?

Punctuation is often a symbolically loaded. Is there anything else so heavily regulated, codified and coddled as the period, comma, or exclamation point?

Death on stage has a long, gory history. From Ancient Greece to 19th century Paris to The Walking Dead. Why does theatre like death so much?

We need to start thinking about how to live with internet trolls even while we look for ways to reduce or eliminating trolling. 

How important is a President's health? Should the public know all? History suggests that full disclosure is better than not.

Extra Credit: Our pick of stories from around the web that bridge the gap between news and scholarship. 

Tom Wolfe's new book accidentally rehashes an age-old question: does scientific progress nullify beauty? What's the relationship between science and art?

Thai-Italian fusion is massively popular in Thailand. How did pizza and pasta make their way into Thai cuisine?

Boston is considering joining the Atlantic time zone. How did Americans decide on time zones anyway?