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?

The United States is divided between those who came together to support the inauguration of President Donald Trump on January 20 and those who gathered for human rights on January 21. Can we knit it back together?

Dictionaries are typically viewed as being value-neutral. But they are just as steeped in culture and prejudice as the rest of the world—and they have the power to shape what we see as “normal.”

Women who have moved from Europe to Islamic State territory are often portrayed as either victims or terrorists. The reality is more complicated.

Fiji’s national identity is deeply entangled with rugby, but not everyone is encouraged to play.

Can television shows like Orange Is the New Black and Faking It push forensic anthropologists—and the rest of us—to rethink our categories of biological sex?

Mother Nature doesn’t play fair when it comes to the preservation of archaeological remains.

Middle-aged women use private online space to organize their public square-dancing performances. The new technology has changed their dance moves—and their lives.

Rolling Stone’s now infamous article “A Rape on Campus” inspired a new program at the University of Virginia to help end campus rape. Unfortunately, it’s not likely to work.

Do the terms we commonly use to discuss space exploration reflect the reality of humankind and our engagements with outer space?