We have learned a lot by trying to figure out what makes humans unique. Now, it’s time to focus on what we have in common with the rest of life.

Anthropologists in Cyprus are quietly working to unite the intensely divided island country—by finding and identifying human remains.

In the 20th century, Japanese anthropologists and officials tried to hide the existence of the Indigenous Ainu. Then the Ainu fought back like their cousins, the bears.

Since the colonial era, straight hair has been an exclusive symbol of beauty in Dominican culture. That’s beginning to change.

We often make friends today who turn into foes tomorrow. It’s all part of the way we’ve evolved as cooperative and competitive animals.

Far from being “the rude language of the mountains,” the diversity of Appalachian dialects reveals a complex history of cultural change.

An encounter with a famous sculpture by Constantin Brâncuși raises questions about family, nationalism, and belonging; the role and refuge of art; and whether a country can ever recover from authoritarianism.

Some researchers have claimed there’s an evolutionary explanation for hazing. If they’re correct, should we accept—or even encourage—the ongoing use of this type of initiation ritual?

Strapping a baby to one’s torso used to be taboo in the West. Now the practice has given rise to a community that stretches around the globe.

The promise of concrete action is appealing to a populace that feels like it’s stagnating. But making without thinking is a brutish strategy.