Readers sound off on climate change, breast-feeding, and last issue's letters about immigration.

A 90-year project chronicling the ancient Akkadian language culminates in the 21st volume of the Chicago Assyrian Dictionary.

The art of Soviet-era children’s literature shifted from experimental and avant-garde to a realistic, government-mandated style under Stalin.

The University makes some departures rooted in its enduring values.

Before her daughter arrived, a baby photo from the orphanage was the only thing the author had.

In a rare procedure, UChicago doctors give a patient a new heart, liver, and kidney.

Japan's claustrophobic commuter rail system operates with human and technological precision.