Could Mammoth Bones Reveal When Humans First Arrived in North America?
Paleontologist Dan Fisher is challenging scientific consensus about when people first came to the continent and how they may have changed the world around them.
Could Mammoth Bones Reveal When Humans First Arrived in North America?
Migration
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What One Tooth Means for Neanderthal History
A 100,000-year-old tooth found in the Pešturina Cave in Eastern Serbia bolsters evidence of Neanderthal presence in the Balkans.
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Offshoring Responsibility for Asylum-Seekers
Australia’s offshore detention and asylum processing centers on Manus and Nauru islands have elicited global criticism—and praise. Will they become the new model for other nations?
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What Migrants Leave Behind
Piles of backpacks, empty water jugs, and even high heels left scattered on migrant trails leave visible markers of the desperation and endurance of those who traveled there.
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The End of the World As We Know It
How do our societies change in the face of apocalypse, and what can we do to ensure our survival?
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Peeling Back the History of the Banana
Banana domestication began some 7,000 years ago, but researchers are only now piecing together the global journey of the beloved yellow fruit.