Juan Felipe Herrera is the new U.S. Poet Laureate. It is a position that has had a long life, dating back to the Greeks.

Like taking a nap? Exploring the research that finds a positive correlation between health and a short daily rest.

The Taft-Hartley Act of 1947 gave states the ability to enact right to work laws, granting opponents of unions the ability to institute open-shop laws.

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.

Fakelore: the deliberate fabrication of a folklore. A term that perfectly describes the legend of the Tower Ravens, the birds of the Tower of London.

Consumerism, a hallmark of American life, may not be as beneficial as we all think.

Is the syllable universal? Maybe. We look at how languages use (and don't use) syllables, and what this says about language itself.

Prior to the 18th century, children were considered little adults. It was only during the Romantic Era that the concept of childhood emerged.

Found in a cave in South Africa, the fossils have been determined to be from Homo naledi, a previously unknown ancestor of the human species.

The critique of contemporary "victim culture" has parallels to the critique of "victim feminism" of the 1990s.