Stone tools reveal the expansive regions connecting Europe to Asia covered by our explorer cousins.
What Bacterial Cultures Reveal About OursDairying is one of the great puzzles of history. An archaeologist set out to unravel it and, in the process, discovered Mongolia’s hidden wealth of endangered microbes.
How Names Tell Stories of Loss and ResilienceBhutanese Nepali refugee communities in the United States have embraced an approach to identity that reflects their unique heritage and underscores the power of choosing their own labels.
Should the Story of Homo’s Dispersal Out of Africa Be Rewritten?A new finding suggests hominins left the African continent at least 500,000 years earlier than previously thought.
The Knotty Question of When Humans Made the Americas HomeA deluge of new findings are challenging long-held scientific narratives of how humans came to North and South America.
Remembering the Forgotten Chinese Railroad WorkersArchaeologists help modern descendants of Chinese railroad laborers commemorate their ancestors.
U.S. Farmers Made in BrazilA small group of Midwestern farmers have gone to Brazil to continue their tradition of farming—but what they have found is a far cry from the U.S. family farm.
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.
What One Tooth Means for Neanderthal HistoryA 100,000-year-old tooth found in the Pešturina Cave in Eastern Serbia bolsters evidence of Neanderthal presence in the Balkans.
Offshoring Responsibility for Asylum-SeekersAustralia’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?
