An anthropologist delves beyond simplistic portrayals of the anti-natalist movement to understand what motivates its adherents. ✽ Growing up in…
Do Africa’s Mass Animal Migrations Extend Into Deep Time?Isotopes in fossil teeth suggest ancient animals traveled less than once thought—making researchers rethink past human societies and future conservation.…
Padi Nyawa UrangA poet and aspiring anthropologist in Indonesia reflects on the values reflected in rice cultivation in a traditional village in…
Following the Life of an Abandoned Bull in NepalA visual anthropologist explores how divine cattle collide with urban realities in Kathmandu, revealing contradictions between ancient values and contemporary…
The Myth of “Risk-Free” GoldAn anthropologist unpacks how colonial histories and racial and class hierarchies shape who is allowed to desire and accumulate gold…
What Vietnam’s Scarred Lands Reveal About Modern WarfareFifty years on, Vietnam is still reckoning with the long-term ecological toll of U.S. warfare—a grim warning as Israel and…
Why Do Swallows Fly to the Korean DMZ?An anthropologist discovers diasporic flights—including her own—that begin at and return to the waters of the demilitarized zone between North…
How Cultural Knowledge Sustained Desert Farms in the Ancient AndesAn archaeologist who studies past farming practices in the north coast of Peru argues these offer models for navigating current…
Ceasefire From the Earth and SkyThe Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) along the border of North and South Korea is the site of the longest ceasefire in…
“Stop This Invader!”—The War on Spotted LanternfliesAn anthropologist reflects on the racist undertones of some U.S. efforts to eradicate the spotted lanternfly, an insect from Asia…
