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.
Biology
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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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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.
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Five Ways Humans Evolved to be Athletes
An archaeologist explores human athletic paleobiology to explain how our prowess in sport has deep roots in evolution. -
The Evolution of Throwing
Homo sapiens has a throwing arm that sets our species apart from all others—now athletes are helping anthropologists understand this prowess.
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Sexism Still Winning at the Olympic Games
Old ideas about gender are unfairly baked into sporting regulations and guidance. That should change.