While the magazine has closed, its living archive endures—open to all and preserving the many ideas, voices, and discoveries that deepen our understanding of what it means to be human.
In Peru, the challenge of providing health care to the country’s citizens has spurred interest in alternative medicines that draw on cultural traditions.
Who Decided It Was Bad to Be Fat?Westerners have long shunned obese people, and this attitude now pervades much of the globe. Was this always the case?
Fat Gets No Respect (But That Should Change)In this original animated video, anthropological research helps reveal the surprising story behind fat in the human body and in cultures around the world.
Issuing Trigger Warnings in an Age of Mass ShootingsOnce upon a time, the most important classroom warnings prepared students for potentially upsetting or traumatic content. Now they’re about bullets.
How Cutting-Edge Archaeology Can Improve Public HealthAn anthropologist’s study of rickets from archaeological sites might help dentists spot signs of vitamin D deficiency in children.
Why Eradicating Polio Is More Complicated Than It SeemsPolio retains a foothold in Pakistan—and will likely continue to do so as long as basic health services are neglected.
When Doctors Don’t ListenAn anthropologist with chronic Lyme disease has seen firsthand the perils of the Western world’s dysfunctional approach to treating misunderstood diseases.
Why Aid Remains Out of Reach for Some Rohingya RefugeesEven with the right to health care secured, medical assistance is elusive for urban refugees in India.
Hepatitis B Viruses Discovered in Ancient Human RemainsNew findings shed light on the origin and evolution of these stubborn pathogens.
What the Archaeology of Night RevealsStudying ancient peoples’ nocturnal lives shows us why we should begin working to reclaim the darkness.
