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Female Anthropologists Harassed
Jef Akst | Apr 15, 2013 | 2 min read
A new survey finds a high incidence of sexual harassment and rape among women doing anthropological field work.
Coral Clocks
Kerry Grens | Mar 1, 2013 | 4 min read
Uranium dating of coral tools used by the earliest settlers of the South Pacific island kingdom of Tonga offers unprecedented precision in reconstructing their history.
Genetics-Poverty Link Questioned
Edyta Zielinska | Feb 3, 2013 | 2 min read
Harvard geneticists and anthropologists challenge the work of two economists who say there’s a link between genetic diversity and wealth.
True Colors
Nina G. Jablonski | Oct 1, 2012 | 3 min read
The biological and social ramifications of skin pigmentation are too often ignored by scientists, teachers, and the general public.
Book Excerpt from Living Color
Nina G. Jablonski | Sep 30, 2012 | 4 min read
In Chapter 3, "Out of the Tropics," author Nina G. Jablonski, explores the genes behind skin pigmentation and makes the distinction between color and race.
New Human Species?
Bob Grant | Mar 15, 2012 | 2 min read
Researchers have analyzed centuries-old human remains found in China and suggest adding a member to our evolutionary tree.
The Roots of Violence
Bob Grant | Nov 23, 2011 | 2 min read
Scientists discover the earliest evidence of human-on-human aggression etched in an ancient skull.
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