
No, “Racial Genetics” Aren’t Affecting COVID-19 Deaths
The coronavirus pandemic is unequally affecting minority communities in the U.K. and the U.S. Racism, not race, explains the disparity.
The coronavirus pandemic is unequally affecting minority communities in the U.K. and the U.S. Racism, not race, explains the disparity.
The populations of the great apes were once nearly equal. Now, one great ape species—Homo sapiens—outnumbers the rest by almost 8 billion. How did we do it?
An anthropologist explores how her current study of COVID-19 and childbirth reveals profound and amplified problems with the United States’ maternity system.
After observing great apes in Borneo, an anthropologist reflects on being raised by a single mother—and on how women learn to be good moms.
Tiny particles called “microremains” that get trapped in dental plaque tell a story of long ago diets and ecosystems.
The coronavirus pandemic is robbing some people of a chance to come together to mourn: a practice deeply embedded in many animal species.