In the wrap-up of “Objects of Wonder,” hundreds of the museum’s most treasured specimens are returning to the collection ...

Anthropology is the scientific study of the origin, the behavior, and the physical, social, and cultural development of humans. Forensic anthropologists are trained physical anthropologists who ...

A team of researchers from the University of Cape Town (South Africa) and the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary ...

To better understand these nuanced aspects of patient care, knowledge in the field of anthropology can be useful. Anthropology is the comparative study of human relations, of social and cultural life.

One Penn State student is turning tragedies into triumphs while attempting to become a doctor of Anthropology. This journey ...

Michael Ciemnoczolowski, a lifelong Democrat, supports stricter gun laws and contributes to Sandy Hook Promise, a ...

Friday the 13th is considered by many to be an unlucky day. Here's the history behind why people are superstitious about the ...

Leaders around the world are asking the European Union to delay rules that would require companies to police their global ...

Anthropology is the study of humankind, past and present. There are many reasons to pursue studies in anthropology, including the following: Anthropology provides a broad understanding of humanity ...

Anya Workman received a Riley Research Award from the anthropology department to conduct ethnographic fieldwork on two smallholder farms in rural Minnesota.

The Anthropology Department at the University of Delaware explores what it means to be human and how humans have existed in different places and times. To do this, we work across diverse social ...

Ancient DNA has provided spectacular insights into human history, particularly in Europe and Asia, where researchers have reconstructed the genomes of thousands of people. However, fewer than two ...