Ancient DNA Illuminates Pastoralism’s Rise in Africa
A new study pieces together clues to the multistep process behind the origins of livestock herding in sub-Saharan Africa.
Ancient DNA Illuminates Pastoralism’s Rise in Africa
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When Black Female Victims Aren’t Seen as Victims
In Peru, rampant stereotypes about Afro-Peruvian women as aggressive and hypersexual leaves many women unwilling or unable to seek support as victims of abuse.
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Why the Myth of the “Savage Indian” Persists
Iconic children’s books and popular media that Gen Xers grew up with are riddled with damaging Native stereotypes—but things may finally be shifting.
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Cultivating Peace in the Heart of the Balkans
Decades after the violence of the Yugoslav wars, veterans are starting to heal and find reconciliation.
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Where Do “New” Languages Come From?
Anthropologists and linguists are working to understand how complex systems of communication emerge—and what they reveal about how to keep rare or threatened languages alive.
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When Rare Diseases Aren’t So Rare
Having a strange and little-known condition is increasingly becoming a regular part of life, bonding patients together with a common cause.