How Vulnerable Are We to Collapse?
Archaeologists are plumbing the human experience to find out how various societies have responded to existential challenges to their survival.
How Vulnerable Are We to Collapse?
Disasters
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Reclaiming Native Ground
Native Americans are losing their ability to live off the land as it has crumbled into the Gulf of Mexico. Some of them are trying to figure out how to survive on what's left.
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“The Anthropologist” Isn’t Another Climate Change Horror Flick
An evocative new film brings the realities of climate change out of Hollywood and into the intimacy of our everyday lives.
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Natural Disasters Are Less Natural Than You Think
It’s become apparent that “natural” disasters are largely human creations. So why do we keep creating them?
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Roux and Resilience: Eleven Years After Hurricane Katrina
Big bayou families knew cooking and sharing food could help them cope after disaster struck, but the recovery machine got in the way, creating a second, less visible crisis.
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Arizona’s Inmate Firefighters
In the rugged landscapes of the American Southwest, select cohorts of incarcerated people are temporarily allowed out of prison to fight wildfires. But are they being rehabilitated or exploited?