An unlikely identity

published May 14, 2012

An ASU historian and anthropologist uncover the unlikely identity of a fallen 18th-century soldier.

Cultivating the food desert

published April 2, 2012

Phoenix may be located in the desert, but certain areas are also considered food deserts. Without access to grocery stores, residents must find alternative ways to get affordable and nutritious foods.

Cultural changes key to Neanderthal demise

published February 23, 2012

Researchers suggest that Neanderthals didn't go "extinct" because they were unfit for their environment. They may have been so successful that they became hybridized with early humans.

Neanderthals: victims of their own success?

published December 1, 2011

Researchers shed new light on the long-debated extinction of Neanderthals and the cultural and biological evolution of hominin groups during the last Ice Age.

Becoming human

published November 8, 2011

Who are we, and how did we get here? Scientists at the Institute of Human Origins have been asking these questions for 30 years.

Untangling the human family tree one branch at a time

published September 26, 2011

CT scans of fossil skulls may help researchers settle a classic puzzle about the evolution of Africa’s Australopithecus, a key ancestor of modern humans.

Dollars for diseases: where do they come from?

published July 11, 2011

Finding funding to research some diseases can be more difficult than for others. An ASU grad looked at which diseases received favorable attention and why.

Memories from an Iranian prison

published July 5, 2011

After surviving horrors most cannot imagine, ASU professor Shahla Talebi bravely shares her story of perseverance and healing.

Understanding fat stigma

published June 24, 2011

Profile of Alexandra Brewis.

The bone-reader

published June 30, 2011

An ASU bioarchaeologist examines skeletal remains of humans to "bone" up on the origins of entire groups of people.

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