Anthropology

DNA from Denisovans, an extinct human species, that was found in the genomes of Indigenous Papuans may mold their immune system

Ancient DNA from closely related individuals offers fresh insight into Neanderthals’ lives and social structures

The human remains trade is thriving on Facebook and Instagram

Svante Pääbo’s work on sequencing the DNA of Neandertals and Denisovans, which won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, revealed surprising interbreeding among human species

To safeguard fragile cultural objects, some groups are replicating them with digital models

The Apiwtxa community has designed a way to live with, rather than off, nature

Photographer Sebastião Salgado has spent more than two decades documenting the complex lives of Indigenous Amazonian people as they stand strong in the face of unrelenting colonial forces

The model suggests that a shift in weather patterns in southern Africa might have contributed to the rise of Homo sapiens

Chemical analysis and CT scanning reveal the identity of an ancient Egyptian

For decades anthropologists exploited Indigenous peoples in the name of science. Now they are reckoning with that history

A radical retelling of civilization’s origins leads to an expansive vision of human possibility

The famed paleoanthropologist explored humankind’s origins and worked to safeguard a future for humans and wildlife alike in Kenya and beyond