
When Deafness Is Not Considered a Deficit
In the Peruvian Amazon, the Maijuna peoples created their own sign language—which hints at the importance of community in the evolution of language.
In the Peruvian Amazon, the Maijuna peoples created their own sign language—which hints at the importance of community in the evolution of language.
Nonbinary genders and male hierarchy as expressed in Ecuadorian clay sculptures led one archaeologist to see biases in her modern life with fresh eyes.
An anthropologist explores how the use of rats to clear ordnance in Cambodia is changing the culture of mine clearance.
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?
A new archaeological study seeks to answer the question about what led to the bird species' demise.
For over 300 years, socially defined notions of “race” have shaped human lives around the globe—but the category has no biological foundation.