Is a More Generous Society Possible?
Generosity helps communities manage risk and cope with disasters. New research untangles the factors that lead people to help neighbors in need.
Is a More Generous Society Possible?
Disasters
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What Ancient Landscapes Foretell About Climate Change
An archaeologist who has studied the charred remains of historic people's lives reflects on what the past can tell us about disasters and climate change.
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Can Honeybees Teach Us How to Live?
A different way of thinking and working with bees may help us survive on a damaged planet.
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For One Forensic Anthropologist, Resilience Is Bone Deep
From medieval villages in Transylvania to war-torn countries in South America and North Africa, evidence of human endurance and strength is everywhere—even in the midst of devastation.
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Surviving Climate Change in Italy
Chestnut trees provide a key insight into how people can prepare for the storms that are growing increasingly destructive as a result of climate change.
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The End of the World As We Know It
How do our societies change in the face of apocalypse, and what can we do to ensure our survival?