UMD study suggests supporting Indonesian women in conservation supports biodiversity
Researchers explore the motivations and challenges of Indonesian women in conservation sciencesCredit: Erin Poor, University of Maryland In a new ...
Tag: Anthropology
Ancient megafaunal mutualisms and extinctions as factors in plant domestication
Of the vast diversity of plants on Earth, only a few evolved to become prominent agricultural crops. Scholars now suggest ...
Towards a better understanding of societal responses to climate change
Scholars of archaeology, geography, history and paleoclimatology lay out a new framework for uncovering climate-society interactionsCredit: Degroot et al., 2021 ...
Using conservation criminology to understand restaurant’s role in urban wild meat trade
Restaurants in Central African urban areas are key drivers in keeping protected wildlife on the menuCredit: WCS KINSHASA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC ...
Study reveals significant concerns over growing scale of sex selective abortions in Nepal
University of Bath press releaseCredit: Dr Mahesh Puri Detailed, new analysis published this week in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) ...
UCLA-led study reveals ‘hidden costs’ of being Black in the US
Black men face near-daily discrimination despite financial and educational successCredit: Reed Hutchinson/UCLA A woman grips her purse tightly as you ...
George Washington University helps digitize popular COVID-19 memorial
Artist Suzanne Brennan Firstenberg's 'IN AMERICA How Could This Happen...' pays tribute to lives lost throughout the pandemicCredit: Bruce Guthrie ...
Social dilemma follows 2018 eruption of Kilauea volcano
Credit: Bruce Houghton The unprecedented cost of the 2018 Kilauea eruption in Hawai'i reflects the intersection of distinct physical and ...
Rediscovered journal brings unique perspective on Atlantic slave trade
Credit: Book cover courtesy the University of Virginia Press CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The trade that brought enslaved Africans to the ...
Ancient relic points to a turning point in Earth’s history 42,000 years ago
Just like in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, the answer was 42Credit: Nelson Parker (www.nelsonskaihukauri.co.nz) The temporary breakdown of ...
Internet trends suggest COVID-19 spurred a return to earlier values and activities
Mentions of sourdough, sacrifice and death all surged as the pandemic took holdCredit: Anthony Elgort American values, attitudes and activities ...
Wolves, dogs and dingoes, oh my
Credit: Lyn Watson Dogs are generally considered the first domesticated animal, while its ancestor is generally considered to be the ...
Neanderthals and Homo sapiens used identical Nubian technology
Credit: Amos Frumkin Long held in a private collection, the newly analysed tooth of an approximately 9-year-old Neanderthal child marks ...
On the origin of our species
Credit: Chris Stringer Experts from the Natural History Museum, The Francis Crick Institute and the Max Planck Institute for the ...