Meredith F. Small

Human history is entwined with ice skating.

We might just be evolutionarily designed to judge and talk about others.

Next time the baby shoots you a dirty look, it might not be gas.

If humans are such brains, how come we're so painfully susceptible to marketing?

Anthropologists know the tale of malaria from genes to culture.

It's human nature to seek our roots, but DNA kits are scams.

Being human is apparently all about wanderlust.

We are humans, and this species has a lot to be grateful for.

Are we the only animals that make fools of ourselves over our babies?

Why are humans so good at fooling themselves?

Who knew J.K. Rowling's Weasley family's red hair was tens of thousands of years old?

The Tuareg and many others on Earth retain their cultural ways despite of the lure of Western culture.

The Dalai Lama was in town. That's Ithaca, New York, a small town in the middle of nowhere.

Bullying might have its source in evolution.

Your first question might be, of course, what the heck is an adze?

Sleep deprived or sleeping too much? Either way, sleeping at our desks mid-day is a good thing.

Boredom, as we know it, is not a common universal feeling.

Alex the parrot is dead, and all across the country anthropologists and psychologists are in black.

Schooling can get in the way of education, to paraphrase Mark Twain.

For anthropology students 30 years ago, learning human evolution was a breeze.

It's human nature to seek out bodies of water.

How amusement park fear can be allayed.

Lucy, the quintessential human-ape combo, is coming to a museum near you.

The phrase "peer pressure" has profound meaning for the human species.

The reason that sprained ankles make us feel less human has to do with evolution.