How Archaeologists Uncover History With Trees
Tree-ring dating helps answer questions about pre-Columbian life in the Mesa Verde region.
How Archaeologists Uncover History With Trees
Environment
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Can We “See” Climate Change?
Climate change skeptics point to ice and snow to seed doubt about global warming—but visible evidence of the changing climate is all around us.
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Iceland’s Forgotten Fisherwomen
Many Icelandic women fished in the 18th and 19th centuries, but their work has been largely unrecognized. Why did these female seafarers fade from the country’s memory?
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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.
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The Struggle to Protect a Tree at the Heart of Hopi Culture
In the American Southwest, the loss of juniper trees at the hands of mining and development could cost the Hopi a crucial part of their heritage.
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Cooking Up an International Market for Quinoa
In Peru, a chef and an agronomist are using the kitchen of a five-star hotel to create an appetite for threatened varieties of a traditional crop.