While the magazine has closed, its living archive endures—open to all and preserving the many ideas, voices, and discoveries that deepen our understanding of what it means to be human.
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.
Can Honeybees Teach Us How to Live?A different way of thinking and working with bees may help us survive on a damaged planet.
For One Forensic Anthropologist, Resilience Is Bone DeepFrom 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.
Surviving Climate Change in ItalyChestnut trees provide a key insight into how people can prepare for the storms that are growing increasingly destructive as a result of climate change.
The End of the World as We Know ItHow do our societies change in the face of apocalypse, and what can we do to ensure our survival?
In the Wake of Hurricane Maria, Memes Carry More Than a Little TruthAfter a catastrophe, a community’s spirit can be seen in the memes that go viral online.
For Preppers, the Apocalypse Is Just Another DisasterThe prepping movement has a bad image spurred by right-wing extremists. But preppers are a largely misunderstood bunch.
Natural Disasters Are Social DisastersAs climate change makes some hurricanes more intense, social inequalities are cast in sharp relief.
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.
Reclaiming Native GroundNative 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.
