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Jul 16, 2021
How Apes Reveal Human History
Great apes provide a window into the story of human evolution — and…
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May 21, 2021
The Fight to Secure Rights for Rainforests
The Sarayaku people of Ecuador seek legal protection for…
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Feb 17, 2021
How to ‘Co-Live’ With a Natural Hazard
The ways in which Andean villagers have adapted to a…
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Sep 9, 2020
Wildfire Archaeology and the Burning American West
Archaeologists in New Mexico are pioneering…
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Jul 31, 2020
What Parsnips Taught Me About Nature
One anthropologist’s research on Community Supported Agriculture…
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Jul 8, 2020
Are Pandemics Good for the Environment?
An anthropologist looks at past disease outbreaks to consider…
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Apr 29, 2020
The Tragic Intersection of the Coronavirus and Ecotourism
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the flaws…
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Nov 20, 2019
Why Did Chinese Farmers Switch to Wheat?
A shift in ancient Chinese crops shows how agricultural…
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Jul 16, 2019
The Truth About ‘Sustainable’ Palm Oil
In West Papua, Indonesia, both conventional and ‘green’ palm…
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Nov 20, 2018
Surviving Climate Change in Italy
Chestnut trees provide
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