A group of forensic anthropologists argues their field must reject the myth of pure objectivity and challenge systemic inequities through…
The Battle to Protect Archaeological Sites in the West BankAn archaeologist from Palestine is urgently working to assess archaeological sites in the West Bank devastated by destruction and looting…
Best of SAPIENS 2024Anthropologists from around the globe brought dazzling insights and deeply reported concerns to the digital pages of SAPIENS magazine. ✽…
How Colonialism Invented Food Insecurity in West AfricaArchaeological evidence and Oral Histories show people in what is today Ghana lived sustainably for millennia—until European colonial powers and…
Protecting Ancestral Waters Through Collaborative StewardshipThe proposed Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary, along California’s Central Coast, would be the first of its kind in the…
Grappling With Guilt Inside a System of Structural ViolenceCriminals and Gangmembers Anonymous, a 12-step recovery program, has proliferated in California’s carceral system. An anthropologist investigates the program, which…
When Scientists Take to the StreetsThe scientific community in Argentina is facing a crisis. In response, scientists are protesting to stand up for their work…
Living as Stateless Palestinians in JordanIsrael’s war on Gaza that erupted in 2023 continues a long history of systemic displacement of Palestinians. Over 2 million…
Best of SAPIENS 2023In another year of exceptional challenges and hardships, anthropologists tackled a range of issues and questions about what it means…
How Eugenics Shaped the U.S. Prenatal Care SystemBlack women in the U.S. are far more likely to die from complications related to pregnancy and birth than White…