What’s Behind Humanity’s Love-Hate Relationship With Exercise?
Evolutionary history can help resolve the question of why so many people desire a physical break even when their bodies need movement.
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When Coronavirus Emptied the Streets, Music Filled Them
A singer-songwriter anthropologist who has been experiencing Italy’s COVID-19 quarantine reflects on how pandemic-inspired songs connect people and reveal shifting power dynamics.
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What Migrants Leave Behind
Piles of backpacks, empty water jugs, and even high heels left scattered on migrant trails leave visible markers of the desperation and endurance of those who traveled there.
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The Chinese History That Is Written in Bone
The bones of 3,000-year-old sacrificial victims in China are revealing unexpected new twists.
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Inside a Moroccan Marijuana Farm
An unwitting traveler finds himself on a tour of one of North Africa’s largest underground attractions.
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Camaraderie in the Face of Greek Austerity
Networks of volunteers are responding to the needs of citizens, migrants, and refugees in Greece. But can they fill the gaps in a failing welfare state?