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Words for Birds

From the meaning of birdsong to the history of birdwatching, from the effects of climate change to the cunning of crows—our bird stories have it all.
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Ants, Thanks, and Lab-Grown Meat

Well-researched stories from The Guardian, Polygon, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
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Our Most Popular Stories of 2022

Personality tests, street dogs, underwater treasures, and a natural history of dragons.
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Keeping Time: A New Year’s Collection

A selection of stories that chronicle our complicated notions of time.
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Editors’ Picks of 2022

Poetry, Polonius, and Prison: a collection of this year’s greatest hits from JSTOR Daily.
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Mistletoe, Deep Talk, and Nuclear Fusion

Well-researched stories from The Verge, Knowable Magazine, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
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Winter Holidays

Celebrate with some seasonal scholarship from JSTOR Daily for the winter holidays.
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Underwater Sandwiches, Black Radio, and Pest Traps

Well-researched stories from Wired, Black Perspectives, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
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Seals, Spy Moms, and Chinese Protest

Well-researched stories from Hakai Magazine, Nursing Clio, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
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Cannibalism, Climate Change, and Identical Twins

Well-researched stories from Slate, Aeon, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
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Peppers and Spice and Everything Nice

How humans have acquired, used, and assigned cultural value to spices, from sage to cinnamon, chili pepper to salt.
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Pictorial Maps of the United States

Explore US history with these maps of national parks, folklore, 1930s Greyhound bus routes, and more!
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Tricky Birds, Birmingham Murders, and Dance Music

Well-researched stories from The Atlantic, The Republic, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
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Desperately Seeking Taylor Swift

The lyrics, the music, and the metaphors of the pop star of the moment.
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Thanksgiving Stories

Turkey or Tofurkey? Stuffing or dressing? Whatever the controversy, these Thanksgiving stories will slake your appetite!
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Dung Beetles, A Marvel Hero, and New Archaeology

Well-researched stories from Sapiens, Electric Literature, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
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Froggie Genetics, Nature in Miniature, and Paddington Bear

Well-researched stories from Quanta Magazine, Black Perspectives, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
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Moral Panics: A Syllabus

Research-backed stories that consider how and why moral panics begin and spread, who they serve, and what becomes of them in the end.
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Fast Science, TV Baseball, and Curing Nightmares

Well-researched stories from Smithsonian Magazine, Wired, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
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Mosquitoes, Truffles, and a Neanderthal Clan

Well-researched stories from NPR, Scientific American, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
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Halloween Stories

Why are Victorians the default haunted house, what do ghosts have to do with the imagination, and why do we like to be scared?
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Grief, Animism, and the Bestseller List

Well-researched stories from The Atlantic, Public Books, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
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Anti-Demon Design, Library Spies, and Fannie Lou Hamer

Well-researched stories from Atlas Obscura, Syllabus Project, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
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Celebrating Indigenous Peoples and Cultures

More and more states are choosing to celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day instead of Columbus Day.
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Digital Farms, Getting Moving, and the Next Pandemic

Well-researched stories from Slate, Sapiens, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.