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Cannibal Locusts, Victorian Filth, and Mind Reading

Well-researched stories from Undark, The Walrus, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
The Great Mississippi Steamboat Race–From New Orleans to St. Louis, July 1870

Steamboat Races, Mifepristone, and Harry Belafonte

Well-researched stories from Smithsonian Magazine, Nursing Clio, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
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Gay Vampires, Marie Curie, and Deep Sea Mining

Well-researched stories from Hakai Magazine, Atlas Obscura, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
HIMEJI, JAPAN - APRIL 02: Tourists take part in 'Hanami' or Flower-viewing parties under cherry blossom trees in full bloom at Himeji Castle ground on April 2, 2015 in Himeji, Japan. The Cherry blossom season begins in Okinawa in January and moves north through Feburary peaking in Kyoto and Tokyo at the end of March and lasting just over a week. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images)

Cherry Trees, the Anthropocene, and Black Elected Leaders

Well-researched stories from Sapiens, Southern Spaces, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Image taken at Tiger Canyon Private Game Reserve, Free State, South Africa.

Tiger Personalities, Urban Fruit, and Excess Deaths

Well-researched stories from Atlas Obscura, Texas Monthly, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Eggs of Common guillemot (Uria aalge), delicatessen, Reykjavik, Iceland

Eggs, Chatbots, and Oklahoma!

Well-researched stories from Smithsonian Magazine, The Conversation, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Ludwig Van Beethoven's hair

Beethoven’s Hair, Underwater Women, and Future Food

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Boating Birds, Insect Farms, and Wooden Clubs

Well-researched stories from Aeon, Wired, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
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Nose Smarts, Apologies, and Haiti’s Meaning in America

Well-researched stories from Smithsonian Magazine, Black Perspectives, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Sacred Grove, Ayyanar temple at Oorappatti near Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu.

Sacred Groves, Medieval Babies, and Army Ants

Well-researched stories from Hakai Magazine, The Conversation, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.