Storks, Bureaucracy, and Incarceration
Well-researched stories from MongaBay, Noema Magazine, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
A Train Trip, a Barge, and Public-Domain Zombies
Well-researched stories from The Walrus, Smithsonian Magazine, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Alicia Gutierrez-Romine on the Strengths of the Medical Humanities
An interview with Alicia Gutierrez-Romine, who explores the parallels in historical events with contemporary public health practice and policies.
Sand, Science, and AI in the Renaissance
Well-researched stories from Noema, Nursing Clio, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Our best stories about the vast histories and cultures of Americans with ancestry in Asia and the Pacific.
Hillbillies, Advice, and a Weird Caterpillar
Well-researched stories from Ars Technica, The Conversation, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Margaret Geoga on the Ambiguities of Ancient Texts
An interview with Margaret Geoga, an Egyptologist who examines “wisdom instructions” to see how their interpretation differs between readers and over time.
Lab Mice, Psychosurgery, and Alien Life
Well-researched stories from Undark, Aeon, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Fossil Feathers, Robotic Fruit Flies, and Income Taxes
Well-researched stories from ProPublica, Ars Technica, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Torpedo Bats, Magnetic Animals, and Challenging Physics
Well-researched stories from Knowable Magazine, NPR, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
James Baldwin, Animal Power, and Seeking the Buddha
Well-researched stories from Smithsonian Magazine, Noema, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
12 Poems by Frank O’Hara
Plus his manifesto on Personism and writings about O’Hara by Ted Berrigan, Joseph LeSueur, and Joe Brainard.
Angels, Gardens, and El Salvador’s Prisons
Well-researched stories from Aeon, The Conversation, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Caitlin D. Wylie on the Hidden Labor of STEM Research
An interview with Caitlin D. Wylie, a social scientist who analyzes “behind-the-science work” to understand how knowledge is produced and who produces it.
Tardigrades, Introverts, and Patagonian Heavy Metal
Well-researched stories from Vox, Sapiens, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
10 Sestinas by Modern and Contemporary Poets
The sestina form features the repetition of end words across stanzas. Here are sestinas by Louise Glück, Terrance Hayes, Elizabeth Bishop, Patricia Smith, and more.
Superintelligence, Woolly Mice, and Illiberal Governments
Well-researched stories from Undark, Noema, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Roti, Airborne Life, and Rethinking Disability
Well-researched stories from Public Books, Quanta Magazine, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Celebrating Women’s History Month
Celebrate Women’s History Month with JSTOR Daily. We hope you’ll find the stories below a valuable resource for classroom or leisure reading.
Life Advice From the Armed Forces
These American Forces Information Service posters shared via JSTOR by The University of Alabama in Huntsville offer us the wisdom we didn’t know we needed.
Ukraine, Russia, and the West: A Background Reading List
Research reports and scholarly articles on the history of the Ukraine–Russia conflicts of the past and possible paths for peace.
Mouse Voices, Plant Economics, and International Order
Well-researched stories from NPR, Yale Environment 360, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Cliff Dwellings, Traffic Deaths, and Disappearing Data
Well-researched stories from Mongabay, Vox, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.