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.

As hospitals today continue to grow and expand, who is thinking about nurturing patients and visitors with healing art and beautification projects?

It wasn’t until recently that federal juvenile justice policy swung sharply toward prosecution and tough sentencing.