Anthropology

  1. Anthropology

    Hunting boosts lizard numbers in Australian desert

    Reptiles prefer to live in places aboriginal people have burned.

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  2. Psychology

    The bright side of sadness

    Bad moods can have unappreciated mental upsides.

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  3. Anthropology

    Fossil skull points to single root for human evolution

    New find suggests that humankind’s origins trace to an ancient species that spread from Africa to Asia.

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  4. Science & Society

    Scarcity

    Sendhil Mullainathan and Eldar Shafir explain why having too little means so much.

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  5. Anthropology

    Neandertals ate stomach goop, and you can too

    Eating partially digested stomach contents, or chyme, has long been a nutritional boost.

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  6. Anthropology

    Ancient farmers, foragers kept genes to themselves

    Ancient DNA and diet clues suggest how farmers and hunter-gathers contributed to modern Europeans’ genetic profiles.

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  7. Anthropology

    Ancient farming populations went boom, then bust

    Agriculture’s introduction led to big falls as well as rises in numbers of Europeans.

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  8. Anthropology

    Mummified Incan teen drank, did drugs

    Girl, who was sacrificed, may have been sedated by alcohol, coca leaves.

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  9. Anthropology

    War arose recently, anthropologists contend

    Infrequent killings among hunter-gatherer groups fit a scenario of a largely peaceful Stone Age, a study concludes.

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  10. Anthropology

    Agriculture’s roots spread east to Iran

    Dig supports prolonged development of domesticated crops at ancient sites across the Fertile Crescent.

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  11. Anthropology

    Human ancestors scrambled to their feet, a new explanation for bipedalism asserts

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  12. Archaeology

    Pre-Inca empire tomb found untouched in Peru

    Gold jewelry, bronze axes and dozens of bodies were among the contents of the Wari empire ceremonial room.

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