Tree-ring dating helps answer questions about pre-Columbian life in the Mesa Verde region.
The Untold Story of Japan’s First PeopleIn 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.
Food Is About Far More Than Bodily SustenanceThe North American food system prioritizes food that is inexpensive and fills the belly, without nourishing families, cultures, or social networks. We have much to learn.
For African Asylum-Seekers, a Treacherous Journey Is Only the BeginningEvery year, tens of thousands of sub-Saharan Africans risk their lives for the chance to gain official refugee status in Europe. Of the few who make it to European soil, most are deported.
Broken Bones Could Rewrite Story of the First AmericansA controversial new study places our human ancestors on the North American continent 130,000 years ago—far, far earlier than previously thought.
Why We Need Transnational Social Protection for MigrantsDespite the recent rise in nationalism in the U.S. and Europe, international migration will continue to be part of our world.
Locking Up Families Is Inhumane—and UnconstitutionalThe United States is imprisoning more and more asylum-seekers from Central America—including mothers and children—in detention centers, perpetuating a culture of fear and hatred toward immigrants.
The Key to Survival, In SpaceWe already have the tools we need. It’s time to use them.
Why the “Big, Beautiful Wall” Is Doomed to FailThe existing wall in Ambos Nogales tells us a great deal about President Trump’s ill-conceived plan to fortify the entire U.S.-Mexico border.
Rice Reveals Enslaved Africans’ Agricultural HeritageDid enslaved people contribute more than solely their labor to the success of rice plantations in the New World? In pursuit of the answer, one researcher is extracting little bits of memoir trapped inside rice grains.
