An ad for Tab from 1975

Tab Cola, Advent, and Conspiracy Theories

Well-researched stories from The Conversation, Aeon, and other publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Home Owners' Loan Corporation's Map of Detroit, 1939

Redlining, Scrolling Exhaustion, and Down Syndrome

Well-researched stories from Wired, The Atlantic, and other publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Illustration: A rose

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Smelly Science, Long Lives, and Queen Calafia

Well-researched stories from NPR, Aeon, and other publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
The Intersex pride flag

Intersex Gains, Societal Collapse, and Aztec Beliefs

Well-researched stories from Nursing Clio, National Geographic, and other publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Photograph: Spotted cuscus (Phalangista maculata)

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Furry Livestock, Scary Stories, and Octopus Perception

Well-researched stories from Artnet News, Wired, and other publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Diabolical Ironclad Beetle

Beetles, Bois, and the President’s Lips

Well-researched stories from BBC News, Slate, and other publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
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Cat Blinks, Fox Food, and E.B. White

Well-researched stories from Mental Floss, Wired, and other publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
The Marsh Seedless variety of grapefruits (scientific name: Citrus paradisi) from Mercedes, Hidalgo County, Texas, 1916

Grapefruit, Proud Boys, and Tricky Translation

Well-researched stories from Atlas Obscura, Insider, and other publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Helianthus paradoxus

Endangered Plants, Lizard Sex, and Voter Suppression

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A mathematical equation

Invented Math, Trustworthy Vaccines, and New Sugar

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