Eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century audiences were delighted and horrified by these spectral apparitions conjured in dark rooms.

The way advertisers target mothers has changed along with the social understanding of American motherhood, one sociologist found.

What the author learned from her mother, a feminist academic doing a research project on film adaptations of Little Women.

Healing ceremonies showed that monarchs ruled by God’s will, as divine power worked through anointed hands.

The "Friday Night" group was a cohort of prominent nineteenth century Baltimore women who met each week to read, write, and debate social issues.

World hunger is not caused by our inability to produce enough food. The problem arises because of the economic inequality that distorts food distribution.

Researchers found that Psilocybin and other hallucinogens may prove helpful in their ability to quiet a portion of the brain connected to depression.

Why are battles over just who gets the honor of toasting new graduates—and what they say—always so heated?

Lofty ceilings, massive slabs of marble, and colorful mosaics celebrated Soviets in all their incarnations, from military leaders to collective farmers.

3D printing has evolved far beyond printing out a simple item using plastic. For example, scientists Jody Connell and colleagues described an innovative use of the technology to create three-dimensional bacteria cultures.