After floating in a sensory deprivation tank and visiting Dave & Buster’s, one anthropologist ponders our ancient ancestors’ soundscapes.

SAPIENS’ editorial team presents a roundup of this year’s top news and other important insights as seen through the lens of anthropology.

A shift in ancient Chinese crops shows how agricultural practices can help or hinder food production in the face of environmental change.

Hundreds of ancient Native American sites along the Gulf Coast are at risk.

The Neanderthal leg proportions and tendons, along with their genes, made our ancient cousins designed for short bursts of speed.

A global survey of scientists shines a light on the time depth of human impacts on Earth.

Testing out a tale from the Arctic, one archaeologist takes matters into his own hands.

Space anthropologist Jack Stuster has interviewed and observed astronauts for decades. In a Q&A, Stuster tells journalist Amber Dance how he has worked closely with NASA to improve the human experience of space exploration.

In West Papua, Indonesia, both conventional and “green” palm oil projects dispossess and exclude Indigenous people from their lands.

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.