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.
On the 500th anniversary of Leonardo’s death, an archaeologist and curator imagines the inventor and artist teleported to our time.
Why Symbols Aren’t ForeverThe shifting status of cultural symbols reveals a lot about who we are and what we value.
Do Guns Possess the Power to Change Us?A story of three deaths in Haiti has a lesson to teach the U.S.
Tax Season Woes Have Complex RootsFrom Bolivia to the U.K. to Sweden, how people perceive their financial relationship with the state depends on everything from local culture—and history—to what the taxes and benefits are called.
Excavating Long-Buried Stories From the Nazi EraIn a discussion with Reinhard Bernbeck, he delves into the origins and ethics of conducting archaeological investigations of the Nazi period.
Fat, Not Meat, May Have Led to Bigger Hominin BrainsA new theory challenges assumptions about when and how our ancestors altered their behaviors to boost brainpower.
Japan’s Wartime Past Looms Large Over Militarization EffortsA community’s memories are shaping its resistance to the Japanese government’s plan to build a new defensive missile system.
First Confirmed Denisovan Skull Piece FoundA fragment of a hominin skull adds to the sparse collection from our obscure cousins.
Cultivating Peace in the Heart of the BalkansDecades after the violence of the Yugoslav wars, veterans are starting to heal and find reconciliation.
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?
