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.
Growth rings in wood can be used to date some surprising objects—even stringed instruments.
How Tourism Reinvented Jesus’ Baptism SitePilgrims and tourists are flocking to a baptismal site in the Holy Land in search of religious experience—and souvenirs.
Can an iPhone App Help Save an Endangered Language?As the world’s Indigenous languages fade away at an alarming rate, some people are turning to technology to preserve their ancestors’ native tongues—and the cultural knowledge held in them.
Graffiti Bombing in U.S. National ParksVandalism can be a form of resistance to oppression. But is that the case when a privileged artist mars our public lands?
Let’s Keep Arguing About Flags and StatuesWhether historical plaques, flags, and building names stay or go is of less consequence than the debate they provoke.
HH-39: Why Good Science Doesn’t Need Eureka MomentsThe development of tree-ring dating offers a great example of why good science often takes time.
Shattered Homes and Hard Choices in Post-Quake NepalIn Nepal, the destruction that began with the 2015 earthquakes runs deeper than a building’s foundation. An anthropologist studies life behind the headlines.
Stone Age Site SavedA company began diamond mining at an extraordinary site in South Africa with 2.3 million years of human history. Quick action by archaeologists has led to a court decision protecting the site.
Diamond Mine Threatens Stone Age ArtifactsA South African heritage site preserving 2.3 million years of human history has been gravely damaged by new mining activity.
History Lost to SeaResearchers are racing to record—and save—the cultural treasures of the western Canadian Arctic before they fall victim to climate change.
