Ronald Reagan during his 1976 presidential campaign, where he popularized the term

Tracing the Specter of the ‘Welfare Queen’

Erin Blakemore
The origins of the controversial phrase Welfare Queen.
See page for author [CC BY 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)], via Wikimedia Commons Blood transfusion - 17th century (?) "Anthropographia" (?) showing blood transfusion between man and sheep; ascribed to J. G. Riva (fl 1618) author of 'De triplici infusionis sanguinis experimento' Iconographic Collections

First Blood Transfusion: A History

Elizabeth Yale
The world’s first experiments with blood transfusion occurred in the mid-1660s in England. The procedure, carried out between dogs, was gruesome.
Businessmen talking outside of an office

Putting CEO Pay in an International Context

Livia Gershon
Differences in CEO Pay in countries like the U.S., Japan, and Israel.
Brontosaurus

Brontosaurus is Back, Baby!

James MacDonald
The mighty brontosaurus might be real after all, according to new analysis.
Marc Maron podcasting in his garage.

Why You Know Marc Maron Better Than Your Own Family

Kelli Marshall
How the transmedia work of Marc Maron engages with fans.
Deepwater Horizon oil spill

The Gulf Oil Spill, Five Years Later

James MacDonald
Gulf Oil Spill
So Moses extended his hand toward the sea, and the sea returned to its normal state when the sun began to rise. Now the Egyptians were fleeing before it, but the Lord overthrew the Egyptians in the middle of the sea. The water returned and covered the chariots and the horsemen and all the army of Pharaoh that was coming after the Israelites into the sea – not so much as one of them survived! But the Israelites walked on dry ground in the middle of the sea, the water forming a wall for them on their right and on their left. (Exodus, Chapter 14, 27-29). Woodcut after a drawing by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld (German painter, 1794 - 1872) from the "Große Haus-Bilder-Bibel (Large House Pictures Bible)" by Dr. Martin Luther. Published by J. Ebner, Ulm (1877)

The Science Behind Weather Miracles

Margaret Smith
Can science explain legendary weather myths and legends?
Statue of Alexander Wilson

Alexander Wilson’s Birds

Matthew Wills
Before Audubon (1785-1851), there was Alexander Wilson (1766-1813) the "father of American ornithology"
Cuttlefish

Camouflage Artists of the Animal Kingdom

James MacDonald
A few camouflage artists of the animal kingdom, including cuttlefish and Craugastor frogs.
Close up of a petition for divorce with pen and calculator

Divorce in the U.S.A.

Erin Blakemore
A glimpse into the long history of divorce in the United States offers perspective on how much has changed.