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The Anthropology of Past Disease Outbreaks Can Help Prevent Future Ones
Three factors determine whether a society experiences disease outbreaks—and how we can fight them
The Anthropology of Past Disease Outbreaks Can Help Prevent Future Ones
Three factors determine whether a society experiences disease outbreaks—and how we can fight them
China’s Population Could Shrink to Half by 2100
Is China’s future population drop a crisis or an opportunity?
Early Humans Sheltered in This Lava Tube 10,000 Years Ago—And It’s Still in Use Today
Fossils and stone tools show that a cave in Saudi Arabia has been used as shelter by humans for millennia, up to the present day
Fire Forged Humanity. Now It Threatens Everything
Ancient prophecies of worlds destroyed by fire are becoming realities. How will we respond?
To Ancient Maya, Solar Eclipses Signified Clashing Gods
Ancient Maya saw solar eclipses as a “broken sun” that was a sign of possible destruction
Ancient Egyptian Mummies Reveal What Diseases Plagued the Civilization
Ancient Egyptian mummies reveal what diseases afflicted people in the great civilization, as well as the protective role the Nile could play
New Linguistics Technique Could Reveal Who Spoke the First Indo-European Languages
Linguists and archaeologists have argued for decades about where and when the first Indo-European languages were spoken and what kind of lives those first speakers led
Ancient Jewelry Shows Ice Age Europe Had 9 Distinct Cultures
Prehistoric artifacts used in jewelry, such as beads made from shells, amber and ivory, have shed light on the cultural groups that were present in Europe tens of thousands of years ago
How to Save Indigenous Languages
From Papua New Guinea to the Andaman Islands, Indigenous languages are under threat. An Indian linguist helped preserve one language family.
The Roman Empire’s Worst Plagues Were Linked to Climate Change
Changes in the climate may have caused disruptions to Roman society that manifested as disease outbreaks, researchers have found
Ancient Indigenous ‘Songlines’ Match Long-Sunken Landscape off Australia
Researchers have found ancient watering holes that were long ago buried by rising seas. The watering holes may be ones referred to in an Indigenous Australian songline
Why Do We Give Gifts? An Anthropologist Explains This Ancient Human Behavior
Gifts play an important role in human relationships and are about more than consumerism