1896 Presidential Ballot

Ballot Position: It Matters

Did you know that ballot position can have an effect on voting? The first-listed candidate is more likely to be voted for.
Chekov

What Doctors Can Learn From the Arts

What can doctors learn from the arts? Ask Anton Chekhov.
Bugs

The Bigger Your House, The More Room for Bugs

Insect diversity inside the house strongly correlates with neighborhood income. The higher up the income ladder you climb, the greater the diversity of bugs.
Black Hole illustration

What’s On the Other Side of a Black Hole?

What would happen if you entered a black hole?
JSTOR Daily Friday Reads

A New Novel Resurrects a Forgotten Author

A new book out this week, and related content you won’t find anywhere else. Young author Forrest Leo‘s ...
A woman in the kitchen of her mobile home in New Ulm, Minnesota, 1974

Class and the Glass Ceiling

Feminism and "women's work" have looked very different for U.S. women depending on their class.
Epiphytes in Costa Rica

How Ants Make Gardens in the Sky

You probably haven’t heard of ant gardens, but JSTOR has. High above neotropical rain forests, ants create elaborate nests, sharing them with epiphytes.
hospital bed

The Little-Known History of the Forced Sterilization of Native American Women

Jane Lawrence documents the forced sterilization of thousands of Native American women by the Indian Health Service in the 1960s and 1970s.
Greenland Shark illustration

Slow, Steady, and Very, Very, Very Old

Why do Greenland Sharks and Pacific Rockfish live for hundreds and hundreds of years?
Extra Credit Suggested Readings from JSTOR Daily Editors

Suggested Readings: Hot Olympics, Harlem Politics, and Trump Talk

Extra Credit: Our pick of stories from around the web that bridge the gap between news and scholarship. ...