A look at how climate change and human influences are changing the dynamics of fire, and the landscape, in the American west.

We examine the portrayal of the British suffragettes in the iconic film, Mary Poppins.

Thomas Gore was a senator from Oklahoma. His isolationism philosophy may have been his greatest legacy to his grandson, Gore Vidal.

The story of Licoricia of Winchester illustrates just how much wealth and influence a Jewish woman could accumulate.

The pun is in an interesting bind: it is both ubiquitous and reviled. We try to understand why.

Our pick of stories from around the web that bridge the gap between news and scholarship. Brought to you each Tuesday from the editors of JSTOR Daily.

Pre-K may help the child, but does it get mothers back to work?

Looking into the underlying causes of the Salem Witch Trials in the 17th century.

The Citizens for Decent Literature launched various anti-obscenity campaigns against magazines like Playboy and MAD and books like Catcher in the Rye.

For 30 years we have assumed that no life would return to Chernobyl after the nuclear disaster there. We may be wrong.