Fossilized hippopotamid skeleton with Oldowan artifacts. (T.W. Plummer, Homa Peninsula Paleoanthropology Project) Archaeologists have revealed what could be the oldest stone tools ever found, and they
Year: 2023
Our Genomes Are Full of ‘Junk DNA’ That Could Be Way More Important Than We Realized
Of the roughly three billion base pairs making up the human genome, only around 2 percent encodes proteins, leaving the remaining 98 percent with less obvious functions.
500,000-Year-Old Signs of Extinct Human Species Found in Poland Cave
The entrance to Tunel Wielki cave. (Miron Bogacki/University of Warsaw) Prehistoric stone tools found in a cave in Poland 50 years ago were recentlyidentified as some
Depressive Symptoms And Memory Loss in Older Adults Linked to Telomere Shortening
( There’s a tiny, slow-burning ‘fuse’ attached to the ends of all our chromosomes, and as we naturally age, each of our cells loses more
Menopause Isn’t as Responsible For Lost Libido as We Always Thought
Menopause doesn’t have to impact a woman’s sex life for the worst. A national survey in the United Kingdom suggests less frequent sex in middle
Scientists revived a ‘zombie’ virus frozen for 48,500 years in ice. They learned it could still infect other cells.
From a horror movie plot to real life: Scientists have revived ancient “zombie” viruses from permafrost and discovered they could still infect living single-celled amoebae. The chances
Why many viruses seems to be emerging right now?
From the widespread outbreak of mpox (formerly called monkeypox) in 2022, to the evolving bird flu situation, to recent cases of Marburg virus in Equatorial Guinea, COVID isn’t dominating the
What Is Linguistic Anthropology?
Linguistic anthropologists study language in context, revealing how people’s ways of communicating and expressing themselves interact with human culture, history, politics, identity, and much more.
Can Indigenous Language Comics Save a Mother Tongue?
Publishers and researchers are creating graphic publications to help stem the loss of Hñäñho, spoken by the Ñäñho people. ✽ TLALOC IS A tempestuous deity: provider
Can Anthropology Be Decolonized?
In recent years, anthropology has increasingly reckoned with its colonial and racist roots. In a special forum, scholars weigh in on what “decolonizing” means—and share