A new study suggests young dogs were frequently buried with humans in China some 3,000 years ago, but the precise reasons remain elusive.
Can Honeybees Teach Us How to Live?A different way of thinking and working with bees may help us survive on a damaged planet.
Is Gender Unique to Humans?Evidence from our closest evolutionary relatives suggests that we might not be the only animals with a sense of gender identity.
The Dream of the Green Hog RevolutionThroughout North Carolina, more and more farmers are choosing to raise free-range pigs and sell pasture-fed pork. Will that solve the problems caused by industrial meat production?
For Chimps, Human Touch Can HurtAn anthropologist spent two years studying care at chimpanzee sanctuaries in Cameroon. She left with a deeper appreciation of how human contact, though necessary to rehabilitate and heal rescued wildlife, can also leave lasting scars.
Ritual Sacrifice May Have Shaped Dog DomesticationAn ancient Arctic site suggests a complex relationship between humans and dogs.
A Radical New Theory About the Origins of ArtArchaeologists are tapping cutting-edge neuroscience and psychology research to figure out how our ancestors began making figurative art.
How Chinese Immigrants Built—and Lost—a Shellfish IndustryThey founded California’s first commercial abalone fisheries, but after a few short decades, they were forced out by institutional racism. Let’s not repeat the same mistakes with current and future immigrants.
The Death of a Hungry GodThe electrocution of a wild elephant in a village in northeast India illustrates how these formidable beings are experienced as both animal and deity.
When Did Horses Transform Mongolians’ Way of Life?The domestication of wild horses altered the course of history, particularly under Genghis Khan’s reign. Researchers are now digging deep to figure out when domestication started.
