Anthropology Magazine
Social Science in Humanitarian Action Platform - In responding to the Ebola epidemic, local religious leaders, such as those shown here from Forécariah prefecture (Guinea) near Sierra Leone, allied with international public health workers to help disseminate information about prevention.

Can Social Scientists Help Control Epidemics?

Crisis
winter solstice celebrations - The El Castillo step pyramid (center) is part of the Chichén Itzá archaeological site in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula.

Why Winter Solstice Celebrations Persist

Pastimes
Mixed-Income Housing - The Plan for Transformation brought new mixed-income developments to Chicago, such as those shown here, as a novel solution to public housing.

Are Mixed-Income Neighborhoods the Best Answer for Public Housing?

Culture Lab
new languages

Where Do “New” Languages Come From?

Crossroads

A Belated Homecoming for Missing U.S. Marines

Matters
postindustrial world - Steel mills were the economic backbone of many cities across the Midwest and Northeast until the 1980s. When the industry left, former workers not only took a hit economically—they also felt displaced and suffered disillusionment and a loss of identity.

Life and Death After the Steel Mills

Crossroads
Rwandan genocide rescuers - During the 1994 Rwandan genocide, more than 800,000 people were slaughtered over 100 days. Amid the chaos there were heroes—those who put their own lives on the line to save others during the massacre.

In a Genocide, Who Are the Morally Upright?

Crossroads
Stones with names of towns and villages, where the victims came from, are seen on the grounds of the former German Nazi Death Camp Treblinka.

The Darkest Truths

Unearthed