The Smithsonian anthropologist turned heads when he proposed that climate change was the driving force in human evolution
The Skeletons of Shanidar Cave
A rare cache of hominid fossils from the Kurdistan area of northern Iraq offers a window on Neanderthal culture
Readers Respond to the January Issue
Hybrid Sports in a League of Their Own
From underwater hockey to chess boxing, could these unheralded hybrid sports be ready for prime time?
Excavations in Ethiopia and Lockport, New York
Momentous or Merely Memorable
A vital stop on China’s ancient Silk Road, the Uighur city of Kashgar may lose its old quarter to plans for “progress”
When Dolley Madison Took Command of the White House
It is thanks to the first lady that the famous Stuart painting of George Washington survived the British army’s invasion of D.C. in August 1814
The first memoir by a White House slave recreates the events of August 23, 1814
Hollywood’s Historic Buildings
Theaters and other architectural gems lined Hollywood’s famous boulevards during its Golden Age and now hold restored star appeal
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