Western Science Is Finally Catching Up to Traditional Ecological Knowledge
Time and again, Western researchers are realizing that Indigenous peoples have long had sophisticated insights and deep wisdom about the world.
Western Science Is Finally Catching Up to Traditional Ecological Knowledge
Environment
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How Chinese Immigrants Built—and Lost—a Shellfish Industry
They founded California’s first commercial abalone fisheries, but after a few short decades, they were forced out by institutional racism. Let’s not repeat the same mistakes with current and future immigrants.
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Where a River of Life Became a Border of Control
With more than 2 million people, the sister cities of El Paso and Ciudad Juárez make up the second largest binational urban center on the U.S.-Mexico border. Here, the border is far more than a line on a map.
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What Really Happened on Easter Island?
The story we’ve all been told about the demise of Easter Island’s culture is flat-out wrong. Here’s why.
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Natural Disasters Are Social Disasters
As climate change makes some hurricanes more intense, social inequalities are cast in sharp relief.
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Sea Level Rise Threatens Archaeological Sites
Surging tides will submerge thousands of ancient and historic places along the east coast of the U.S.