Linda Taylor, 49, the so-called "welfare queen", was sentenced to serve two-to-six years in prison in Chicago, May 13, 1977. She is shown on her way to sentencing. Taylor was convicted March 17 of theft and perjury. Man escorting her is unidentified. (AP Photo)
Arts & Culture

Tracing the Specter of the ‘Welfare Queen’

The origins of the controversial phrase Welfare Queen.
Businessmen talking outside of an office
Business

Putting CEO Pay in an International Context

Differences in CEO Pay in countries like the U.S., Japan, and Israel.
Brontosaurus
Plants & Animals

Brontosaurus is Back, Baby!

The mighty brontosaurus might be real after all, according to new analysis.
Deepwater Horizon oil spill
Science & Technology

The Gulf Oil Spill, Five Years Later

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)
Natural Science

The Science Behind Weather Miracles

Can science explain legendary weather myths and legends?
Statue of Alexander Wilson
Plants & Animals

Alexander Wilson’s Birds

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

Camouflage Artists of the Animal Kingdom

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

Divorce in the U.S.A.

A glimpse into the long history of divorce in the United States offers perspective on how much has changed.
Eduardo Galeano
Verbatim

Eduardo Galeano 1940-2015

A historian of Latin America, and a victim of two dictatorships, Galeano was also inevitably a historian of the colossus to the north.
Ken Gonzales-Day's piece, "Die-in, Los Angeles, CA" depicting several protesters laying on the ground
Art & Art History

Ken Gonzales-Day and the Art of the Die-in

Artist Ken Gonzales-Day uses die-in photos from Ferguson and Los Angeles to visually trace the roots of our justice system today.