Anthropology
Ten Years On, the Flores “Hobbit” Remains an Evolutionary Puzzle
Why was the 2004 unveiling of a small hominin dubbed <em>Homo floresiensis</em> such a big deal?
Rock (Art) of Ages: Indonesian Cave Paintings Are 40,000 Years Old
Cave paintings of animals and hand stencils in Sulawesi, Indonesia, seem to be as old as similar cave art in Europe
To Survive Climate Change, We Should Be More Like the Eskimos
Arctic Studies Center director Bill Fitzhugh says that studying northern cultures can help people adapt to climate change
How Climate Change May Have Shaped Human Evolution
Evidence is building that past climate change may have forged some of the defining traits of humanity
Neanderthal Carvings in a Gibraltar Cave Reveal Some of Europe's Oldest Known Artwork
Some argue, however, that Homo sapiens are responsible for the etchings
Designers Remake Our Oldest Tool Using Our Newest Tool
More than a million years old, the hand axe is over due for an update
The Flores "Hobbit" Might Not Be a New Species at All
A long-standing debate on the original findings has been reignited
The Cannibal Club: Racism and Rabble-Rousing in Victorian England
These 19th-century gentlemen of good standing let their inner boors loose in secret London backrooms
Ability to Adapt Gave Early Humans the Edge Over Other Hominins
Features thought to be characteristic of early <em>Homo</em> lineages actually evolved before <em>Homo</em> arose. Rather, our flexible nature defines us
This Company Sold More Beer by Helping Waitresses Get Home Late at Night
Anthropology can have relevance for the business world—just ask this beer company
Take a Peek Into the Future's Present With Our Live Coverage of Smithsonian's Two-Day Festival
The magazine's 2nd annual conference brings together experts, authors and visionaries in the fields of science, science fiction and technology.
The Future is Here: What's Next For Mobile Phones?
Anthropologist Joshua Bell weighs in on new uses for cell phone technology at Smithsonian magazine's annual festival
DNA From 12,000-Year-Old Skeleton Helps Answer the Question: Who Were the First Americans?
In 2007, cave divers discovered remains that form the oldest, most complete and genetically intact human skeleton in the New World
Anthropologists Are Afraid to Ask About Farting
Why are farts so universally reviled?
Humans Playing Online Games Organize Themselves into Fractals
Players may be acting in a future, space-based world, but they still organize themselves into the fractals that humans have always fallen into
What Really Happened to Michael Rockefeller
A journey to the heart of New Guinea’s Asmat tribal homeland sheds new light on the mystery of the heir’s disappearance there in 1961
Everybody in Almost Every Language Says “Huh”? HUH?!
What makes this utterance the “universal word”?
The Line Between Weirdness And Normalacy Depends Entirely on Your Point of View
In 1956, an anthropologist described Americans as a people with a "pervasive aversion to the natural body"
A Book's Vocabulary Is Different If It Was Written During Hard Economic Times
Books published just after recessions have higher levels of literary misery, a new study finds
What Does Sociology Teach Us About Gift Giving?
Not only do gifts make or break relationships, they also tell scientists about society as a whole. No pressure.
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