Anthropology is the social science that focuses on the study of human beings, emphasizing their social, cultural and physical development. Cultural anthropology and physical anthropology are two of ...

Ask any anthropologist what they do and they will find it hard to give you a direct answer. If you've seen the television series Bones, you probably think an anthropologist is someone who studies the ...

It wasn’t the size of human brains that distinguished people from apes, he theorized, but the way they were organized. He found a creative way to prove it. By Adam Nossiter Ralph Holloway, an ...

Anthropologist Agustín Fuentes joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about human evolution. Are humans still evolving? Was there a first human? What does the family tree leading to ...

A remarkable Mexican American scholar, Zelia Nuttall she helped change the conversation around pre-Columbian cultures. Researchers can trace her work through publications held in the collections of ...

If you have an analytical mind and enjoy classes in math, science and criminal justice, a career in forensic anthropology may match your interests, skills and abilities. With the aid of scientific ...

How is it possible to spend so much time with your parents and grandparents and not really know them? This question has puzzled me as an anthropologist. It’s especially relevant for the holiday season ...

AI slop is littering your feed and spreading misinformation, so WIRED’s here to set the record straight. Join Anthropologist Agustín Fuentes as we fact check the internet, anthropology edition. I'm an ...