In a newly revised book, an anthropologist dismantles harmful untruths about society, including notions about the nature of differences between men and women.
Impossible Choices at the Crossroads of Motherhood and FieldworkTwo anthropologists who’ve conducted fieldwork while being pregnant or new moms bravely share their personal experiences and call for family-friendly work cultures that align with human evolution.
Untangling Race From HairOne anthropologist has made it her mission to remove racial prejudices from the study of hair and find the evolutionary roots of hair diversity.
What’s the Appeal of Deep Voices in Men?Low-pitched male voices are frequently seen as signs of dominance, strength, and sex appeal. Now anthropologists are sussing out whether there’s truth behind the stereotypes.
Five Human Species You May Not Know AboutHomo sapiens is currently the only member of the genus Homo alive. There’s only one species of human—but it wasn’t always so.
Culture—Not Genetics—Was More Salient for Anglo-SaxonsSkeletal evidence shows Britain’s ancient Anglo-Saxon society as more genetically diverse than once thought. Language and culture served as a social glue, archaeologists argue, not ancestry.
Sex in Sport: Men Don’t Always Have the AdvantageResearch shows that real differences exist in athletic capacities, on average, between men and women. But they cut both ways.
Did a Magnetic Field Reversal Doom Neanderthals?A Neanderthal expert weighs in on a new theory that proposes a swap in the planet’s poles triggered a climate catastrophe that killed off our evolutionary cousins.
Is Love a Biological Reality?Helen Fisher, a biological anthropologist at the Kinsey Institute and an adviser to the dating site Match.com, studies human mating to explain the mysteries of romance, partnership, and lust.
Time to Rethink TeethNew research is overturning long-held assumptions about tooth enamel and human diversity.
