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January 15, 2016
Suburban neighborhoods are a dominant type of human land use. Many housing regions globally rely on septic systems, rather than sanitary sewers, for wastewater management....
January 14, 2016
Life history theory predicts trade-offs between reproductive effort and maternal survivorship in energy-restricted environments. However, empirical evidence for the...
June 22, 2015
In honor of Father’s Day, Yale University has produced a podcast, “Anthropology of Dad,” to find out just how come so many Yale anthropologists research fatherhood? Listen to...
June 22, 2015
In honor of Father’s Day, let’s see what Yale Anthropologists have to say about dads in their ongoing research. Dr. Richard Bribiescas is a principal investigator of...
June 22, 2015
In honor of Father’s Day, let’s see what Yale Anthropologists have to say about dads in their ongoing research. Dr. Eduardo Fernandez-Duque talks about his research...
October 18, 2014
The new paper, published in the American Journal of Human Biology, assesses changes in the diurnal rhythm of cortisol with age among the Ache, an indigenous population of...
October 7, 2014
“All over Latin America, indigenous populations are rapidly changing their lifestyle. This work elaborates on the complex experience of indigenous people in transition....