anthropology

In this undated file photo, clouds hang over the North Sentinel Island, in India's southeastern Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Why Uncontacted Tribes Should Be Left Alone

Survival International says people have the right to choose who they engage...

Survival International says people have the right to choose who they engage with

Prehistoric Women Had Stronger Arms Than Competitive Rowers Today

Today’s athletes may be strong, but they’ve got nothing on prehistoric wome...

Today’s athletes may be strong, but they’ve got nothing on prehistoric women who spent their days harvesting crops and grinding grain. According to a new study in the journal Science Advances, the average woman who...

Charm from China: Go ahead, try not to melt

The Scientific Reason You Can’t Stop Watching Baby Animal Videos

We are all helpless in the face of cute

Why Did Cannibals Eat Other People? (Hint: It's Not For the Calories)

No matter how hungry you are, you'd be very unlikely to sit down to a pipin...

No matter how hungry you are, you'd be very unlikely to sit down to a piping hot bowl of Larry—or anyone else, for that matter. In other words, you wouldn't eat another person. Cannibalism has...