Did Dads Evolve?
Most male mammals are not involved in raising their offspring. Anthropological observations of fatherhood can provide insight into how—and why—humans are so different.
Essays
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Brotherhood and Anti-Blackness in College Football
As another college football season begins, an anthropologist explores how Black athletes navigate racism by caring for one another on and off the gridiron.
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What Indigenous Languages Reveal About Bear Genetics
New research on Indigenous language groups in British Columbia shows a relationship between geographical patterns in genetic variation in grizzly bears and words used to identify these bear populations.
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Haunted by My Teaching Skeleton
Many skeletons that students use to learn about the human body are the remains of people with lives and stories. We need to remember and respect that.
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Peru’s Incan Rope Bridges Are Hanging by a Thread
A remarkable ancient technology and tradition of creating suspension bridges to unite communities in the Andes is sadly fading into history.
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Is Homo longi an Extinct Human Species?
A newly analyzed skull from northeastern China may signal a species that had closer ties to us than Neanderthals.