Since the 1970s, half of the world's fish population has disappeared. We trace the history of this ecological disaster.

Stefan Böschen and Kevin C. Elliot discuss how science is often misused by policy-makers, adversely affecting public awareness and disciplinary credibility.

In the case of eco-art, the artists have become educators and translators of environmental science and data.

Disco changed the way the music industry marketed music to the public. The genre innovated an industry and changed our interaction with popular music.

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.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has called for a large border wall. We look at the damage a wall would create for the surrounding ecology.

Each week, our editors annotate the most popular op-ed pieces in the news with links to further reading on JSTOR.

During the Cold War, Americans believed the Soviets and Communist China had developed brainwashing techniques. Then it came to America.

We look at how gender affects the roles of men, women, and children on family farms in Appalachia.

Liquid water has been detected on Mars. We explore the history of the search, and the astronomer, Percival Lowell, who shook the public imagination.