How did cannabis—a plant humans have been using for more than 10,000 years—become so vilified in the U.S.?

An anthropologist unwinds the complex threads of forest conservation, revealing how Rwanda’s Gishwati Forest has emerged as a place of hope after decades of turmoil.

The world has become enchanted with a three-legged mermaid called Amabie, said to help fight plague.

A system of heritage ownership by the Ifugao people has helped revive Indigenous traditions and even fight the COVID-19 pandemic.

An archaeologist’s hip surgery prompts him to reimagine the experience of a Puebloan woman who survived a terrible fall centuries ago.

The retelling of one of America’s Founding Fathers showcases how some people need to hustle to get ahead—highlighting the problems of systemic racism in U.S. society.

As people sheltering at home take on ambitious kitchen projects, a few experimental archaeologists are reclaiming recipes from ancient societies.

In Papua New Guinea, Indigenous peoples have been interpreting their ancestral landscapes for generations.

SAPIENS supports and adopts the recent change made by many publications to capitalize Black in recognition of the significance of a person or group’s identity—yet, as an anthropology magazine, we must dive deeper into the “myth of race.”

A recent panel discussion encouraged scholars from across the U.S. to consider the experiences and contributions of Black people in this discipline.