Investigating the psychedelic blue lotus of Egypt, where ancient magic meets modern science
Few plants are more celebrated in Egyptian mythology than the blue lotus, a stunning water lily that stars in some of ...
Museums have tons of data, and AI could make it more accessible
Ice cores in freezers, dinosaurs on display, fish in jars, birds in boxes, human remains and ancient artifacts from long-gone ...
Smithsonian Magazine1d
15 Years Later, the National Museum of Natural History Is Still Asking What It Means to Be Human
Koch Hall of Human Origins,” which opened 15 years ago. Smithsonian's Human Origins Program. What does it mean to be human ...
Museums have tons of data, and AI could make it more accessible − but standardizing and organizing it across fields won’t be easy
Every field has its own standard for what data gets recorded for specimens archived in a museum collection, which can make ...
Arizona Daily Star2d
Cyprus museum to feature U of A professor's archaeological find
University of Arizona Professor David Soren's excavation at the site of a fourth century Mediterranean earthquake revealed 3 skeletons — 2 adults and a baby — crushed together under stone.
Indiana Daily Student3d
‘Night at the Museum: Dance Party Edition’ showcases South Asian culture
Over 100 IU students and Bloomington residents attended “Night at the Museum: Dance Party Edition” on Thursday to celebrate ...
Key West Citizen4d
Library Speaker Series to conclude
The Friends of Key West Library is set to conclude their Speaker Series for 2025. Closing the season is Dr. Rod McIntosh, the ...
The Keystone Newspaper Student Publishing Group5d
Pottery breaking and rebuilding with the Anthropology Club
The Anthropology Club began its spring semester with an interactive pottery reconstruction activity, bringing students together to engage in a hands-on learning experience. By Katelynn Humbles The ...
WBEZ5d
Field Museum’s union rallies against low wages
Members of the Field Museum’s labor union and their supporters rallied outside the natural history museum on Wednesday to ...
Nature14d
Social anthropology articles from across Nature Portfolio
Social anthropology is the subdiscipline of anthropology that investigates the cultural properties of human societies. Topics include cultural norms, morals, laws and customs, and there is a ...
The Stanford Daily19d
James Ferguson, professor of anthropology and former department chair, dies at 65
James “Jim” Ferguson, a professor of anthropology at Stanford, died on Feb. 12 after battling a long illness. Ferguson was 65 years old. A lifelong scholar of anthropology, Ferguson played a ...
UCL20d
Anthropology BSc
What is it to be human? Delve into the evolutionary, environmental, social, cultural and material aspects of this vast topic on this broad-based anthropology degree. You’ll gain the skills and ...