While questions still outnumber answers, new findings from archaeology, genetics, and other disciplines are revealing surprising insights into the early cultures of the most recently populated continent.

Microscopic analysis of charred, shapeless lumps from archaeological sites revealed ancient cereal grains that may have undergone malting to make beer.

Meet some of the people featured in the September 2020 issue of The Scientist.

Genetics and archaeology yield clues as to when humans first arrived on the continent and how these early settlers lived.

Take a break from the bench to puzzle and peruse.

A new book explores the history of scientists’ efforts to classify living things.

The four factors that drive contagion

Race has been used to segment humanity and, by extension, establish and enforce a hierarchy in science. Individual and institutional commitments to racial justice in the sciences must involve political activity.

In Chapter 13, “Trusting Experts—and the Trump Administration,” Marc Zimmer laments the communication breakdown between modern US policy makers and scientists