Anthropology
How monkey fights grow
How does conflict spread through a society? One way to think of conflict spreading is to picture an epidemic, with aggressive individuals "infecting" others and causing them to join...
Anthropology
Phoenician necropolis discovered in southern Spain
Workers upgrading water supplies in southern Spain have come across an “unprecedented” and well-preserved necropolis of subterranean limestone...
Anthropology
New techniques better determine how ancient viral DNA influences human genes
New laboratory techniques can identify which of our genes are influenced by DNA snippets that are left behind...
Anthropology
Indonesian ‘hobbits’ not related to Homo erectus
The most comprehensive study on the bones of Homo floresiensis, a species of tiny human discovered on the...
Anthropology
Newfound primate teeth take a big bite out of the evolutionary tree of life
Fossil hunters have found part of an ancient primate jawbone related to lemurs—the primitive primate group distantly connected...
Latest poll shows 4 in 10 Americans still hold Creationist views
If you're in a room of 100 people, odds are likely about 40 think God created humans about 10,000 years ago, part of a...
Flashback: Turkey seeks return of Santa Claus' bones
A Turkish archaeologist has called on his government to demand that Italy return the bones of St Nicholas to their original resting place. ...
Rethinking the Humanities and advancing civilization in a violent world
As we consider whether or not the Humanities serve a public good and warrant public support, we cannot emphasize enough that ideas are a...
More on Did climate change drive prehistoric culture change?
Over the past 13,500 years, humans in what is now America were subjected to dramatic climate changes: an ice age ended, rain increased, and...
Did climate change drive prehistoric culture change?
Earth is warming, climate researchers say, and sooner or later we will have to adjust our lifestyles if we want to adapt and survive....
Changing climate altering age-old habits in Mexico
Members of the Mayan community of Tabi, around 200 (120 miles) kilometers southwest of Cancun on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, say changes in the weather...