Illustrated Stegosaurus

Sex and the Stegosaurus

How do you sex a Stegosaurus? Look at its back plates.
Close up of a hand filling out a multiple choice exam

A Short History of Standardized Tests

The origins of standardized tests.
Various vitamins of different sizes and colors

Do Vitamin Supplements Cause Cancer?

There's been a long history of research on vitamin supplements and their potential cancer risk.
A swimming beaver

Beavers, Hats, and the Fur Trade

Origins of the North American fur trade.
A mother working on a laptop while holding her toddler

Reproductive Technology, Motherhood, and Feminism

Would advanced reproductive technology advance professional opportunities for women? Early feminist thinkers debate.
Students looking happily up from smart phones and tablets

Should Education Be Efficient?

What do education leaders mean by "efficient" schools?
Clasped hands

What Happens When You Crack Your Knuckles?

Where does the sound of cracking knuckles come from, and is it dangerous?
Painting of debating women in a French courtroom in Pre-Revolutionary France

Debating Birth Control In Pre-Revolutionary France

Attitudes toward birth control in 18th century France.
Statue of Father Serra

Father Junípero Serra: His Statue and Contested Legacy

While Father Junípero Serra may earn posthumous canonization this fall, his statue in D.C. may be getting the boot.
The Lusitania at sea

The Lusitania Effect

How the Lusitania Effect impacted German-American relations in pre-World War I German.