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.
With more than 2 million people, the sister cities of El Paso and Ciudad Juárez make up the second largest binational urban center on the U.S.-Mexico border. Here, the border is far more than a line on a map.
Humanity’s Story Has No End of Surprising TwistsRecent discoveries, and new analyses of old evidence, are revolutionizing the way scientists look at human history.
The story we’ve all been told about the demise of Easter Island’s culture is flat-out wrong. Here’s why.
When Evolution Is Not a Slow Dance but a Fast Race to SurviveDepending on the gene pool, a species can adapt relatively quickly to new external pressures.
Anthropology’s Top Findings of 2017For the field that studies everything human, the past year has been one of great upheaval and radical revelations.
How Archaeologists Uncover History With TreesTree-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.
