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Kepler Finds Truly Earth-like World

The Kepler telescope discovers a habitable planet.
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The Internet Didn’t Doom the Daily New Orleans Times-Picayune; Katrina Did

The Times-Picayune had no choice after Katrina but to publish primarily online.
A woman in a modest swimsuit with sleeves and a skirt past her knees

Modesty in Fashion

The intersection of religion and fashion has led to modesty in bathing suits.
Salt flat Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia at sunrise

Bolivia Plans to Mine the Salar de Uyuni for Lithium

The Salar de Uyuni, which belongs to the Altiplano of the high Andes, is a unique and important ecosystem. It’s also an enormous lithium reserve.
Hadron Collider

A Brief History of Quarks

Understanding the history and future of quarks.
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Before Tinder, There Was Video Dating

The precursor to online dating was video dating.
Dolphin on the forehead of a whale rising out of the water

Nothing Beats a Dolphin Riding a Whale

Studies of play in dolphins
One of the restored Ben Shahn murals at the Bronx General Post Office. Credit Ed García Conde/Welcome2TheBronx.com

Erasing History at the USPS

When the United States Post Office (USPS) tried to sell off historic New Deal sites, scholars and communities protested.
Extra Credit Suggested Readings from JSTOR Daily Editors

Suggested Readings: Bears vs. Drones, Cougars vs. Stereotypes, Social Anxiety vs. Generosity

Suggested Readings from JSTOR Daily
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Cinema Journal

Cinema Journal is published by the University of Texas Press on behalf of the Society for Cinema and Media Studies.