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 anthropologist explores whether the qualities fathers acquire though caregiving shifts their understandings of manhood.
Culture—Not Genetics—Was More Salient for Anglo-SaxonsSkeletal evidence shows Britain’s ancient Anglo-Saxon society as more genetically diverse than once thought. Language and culture served as a social glue, archaeologists argue, not ancestry.
Sexism Still Winning at the Olympic GamesOld ideas about gender are unfairly baked into sporting regulations and guidance. That should change.
Kamala Harris’ Refusal of the One-Drop RuleVice President Harris’ views on her identity are pushing the U.S. public to look beyond entrenched, problematic racial boundaries.
How Black Caribbean Communities Are Reviving an Ancestral Dance TraditionAn interview with anthropologist Camee Maddox-Wingfield explores how practitioners of bèlè on the island of Martinique find agency, healing, and connection.
What Dog Breeds Say About RaceIn the Philippines, the practice of placing dogs into hierarchies based on breeds can be traced back to a problematic colonial legacy of ranking people based on race.
When Kinship Is Traced Through Women, Their Health FollowsA study finds that there may be health benefits when family ties are linked through mothers and women head households.
How to “Co-Live” With a Natural HazardThe ways in which Andean villagers have adapted to a neighboring volcano could offer lessons to other communities in reframing risks and responding to disasters.
Bridging the American Cultural DivideAs Americans stand on the footbridge to the future, an anthropologist advises people to take a deep breath, seek wisdom from their elders, and be patient for cultural change.
Do Twins Share a Soul?An anthropologist—and identical twin—grapples with different cultural understandings of twinship.
