In ancient and medieval contexts, blood functioned as a symbolic and material substance that connected the body...
The endurance of the “pure blood” narrative shows how easily misinformation can merge with older forms of...
Intelligence is best understood not as a fixed or isolated attribute but as a complex, evolving concept...
The persistence of IQ as a marker of personal value reflects a broader cultural desire for simple...
Charlemagne’s reign marked a decisive shift in the relationship between religious authority and political power in medieval...
The United States is becoming a religiously diverse nation where Christianity no longer holds the numerical dominance...
Progressive Christianity developed through a long trajectory of reform movements that challenged injustice and reshaped Christian tradition....
Progressive Christianity is emerging as a significant force at a moment when Christian nationalism is reshaping parts...
The archaeological and historical record demonstrates that ancient body modification was rooted in coherent systems of meaning...
Peptide stacking has emerged as one of the most visible examples of the widening divide between scientific...
Dangerous foods were an inescapable part of medieval life, shaping dietary choices and shaping the strategies households...
Health experts agree that the carnivore diet poses significant risks due to its elimination of key nutrients...
Recognizing the depth of this historical lineage underscores the importance of examining how societies construct ideas about...
Eugenic thinking has returned to American political life, not through explicit declarations but through language, policy framing,...
The history of Nazi eugenics demonstrates how pseudoscientific ideas can be transformed into instruments of unprecedented violence...
White supremacy, fascist rhetoric, and eugenic ideology are no longer fringe elements hiding at the margins of...
Reconstructing the cost of living in ancient Greece and Rome requires integrating evidence that is scattered across...
The cost of living in the United States has not eased under Trump’s second term, no matter...
The crisis of unemployment during the Great Depression transformed the relationship between American workers and the federal...
Unemployment is rising, job searches are lengthening, and younger workers are facing some of the most difficult...
Pneumonia remains an evolving public health challenge shaped by antimicrobial resistance, emerging pathogens, and global disparities in...
The whooping cough surge sweeping Texas, Louisiana, West Virginia, and other states is a predictable outcome of...
The history of nineteenth century pandemics reveals how deeply infectious disease shaped the development of modern public...
Across all available reporting, Ethiopia’s Marburg outbreak represents both a serious public health emergency and a demonstration...
Hemp shaped, and was shaped by, the ancient world’s technological and cultural diversity. Far from serving a...
The shutdown bill’s hidden hemp provision has triggered a reckoning not just for farmers and manufacturers, but...
Hemp’s long history in the United States reveals its centrality to the material foundations of colonial, frontier,...
The United States has spent decades confronting drug trafficking with force, yet the record across Latin America...
Locusta’s legacy lies not in the sensational details of her craft but in what her life reveals...
These cases highlight a structural vulnerability in a system that grants presidents near-total discretion with few avenues...