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.
An archaeologist explains how remains recently recovered from a cave in present-day Germany suggest that Neanderthals and modern humans populated…
What’s Behind the Evolution of Neanderthal PortraitsSince the 1800s, Neanderthal depictions have evolved not only with changing science but also due to social views. An archaeologist…
Tools of the Wild: Unveiling the Crafty Side of NatureOnce considered a uniquely human activity, tool use has been spotted across diverse species. It’s time to rethink what tools…
Dating the Arrival of Modern Humans in AsiaA team of researchers explains how the discovery of a human skull and jawbone helps push back the timing of…
Extinguishing the Idea That Hobbits Had FireResearch has overturned earlier claims that a diminutive human relative, Homo floresiensis, lit fires—but big stories die hard. SMOKING HOT…
A New Take on an Old Fossil Hints at Ancient MigrationsTwo anthropologists explain how an enigmatic human fossil jawbone—and its 3D-printed reconstruction—may evidence an early Homo sapiens presence in Europe…
How Power Pervades Portrayals of Human EvolutionAn evolutionary scholar examines racist and sexist depictions of human evolution that continue to permeate science, education, and popular culture.…
What Bigfoot Teaches Us About Public Mistrust of ScienceIn the 1960s, credentialed scientists, including physical anthropologists, hunted for the legendary Sasquatch. How did they fall for the hoax?…
On Flores Island, Do “Ape-Men” Still Exist?Islanders have long claimed ape-like humans, remarkably similar to the fossil species Homo floresiensis, survive in secluded forests of Indonesia.…
What a Cow’s Horn Reveals About Khoisan MedicineAn archaeologist explains what a 500-year-old horn container found in South Africa illuminates about precolonial Khoisan medical and spiritual knowledges.…
