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Rethinking What We Call “Money”
In cavemen times, barter was the main form of exchange, but as humans evolved, so did our methods of trade, leading to a complex...
Is Modern Living Cutting into Mother-Child Skinship?
Throughout history, parents have strived to raise healthy and well adapted children, but the demands of modern society may be...
Archaeology and Anthropology – Together at Last?
For years, the two sciences were treated as separate fields, but the more we discover about ancient people, the more obvious it...
What Our Ancestors Really Looked Like
It’s hard to picture our great ancestors populating the planet about seven million years ago. All they left us to look at...
Making the 4-Hour Workweek a Reality
Our cave dwelling ancestors only spent a few hours a week on subsistence activities, so why do we work 40-hour weeks now? According...
Tribal Upbringing vs. Nuclear Family – Different, But...
It seems that the nuclear family as a form of child rearing comes under scrutiny every generation or so, but is tribal upbringing...
Population Growth - The History of Humanity by the Numbers
Many of the Earth’s species are endangered, threatened with extinction, as their numbers continue to decrease, but that is...
The Life of a Hunter Gatherer
Foraging for food and seeking prey without becoming prey may sound like a hard life, but new evidence shows that this might not be...
10 Easy Ways to Help the Environment
Make no mistake—the environment needs help, and there are plenty of simple things you can do to make a significant impact,...
Is Breakfast Really the Most Important Meal of the Day?
Anyone growing up in the United States in the 1970s and 1980s who watched Saturday morning cartoons saw a zillion mini...
What is Paleo?
The 100-Word Answer. Paleo is simple – It’s primitive and close to the Earth. It’s being...
Big Footed Cavemen Left a Small Eco Footprint
We may admire the reverence our ancestors had for the environment, but it is important to note that their harmony with the Earth...
What Is an Ecosystem?
In discussions of environment, lots of terms are used to describe biological communities, from biomes and habitats to food webs and...
Decoding Our Neanderthal DNA
In the 1940’s, a certain molecule was identified as the carrier of genetic information. Called “deoxyribonucleic...
What Is Culture?
The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines culture as: “the customary beliefs, social forms and material traits of a racial,...
Clean Water Running Out
Water is an essential part of life on Earth. Humans have recognized it as one of the key elements to survival, storing,...
The Dangers of Common Painkillers
Every day, millions of people use non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)—over-the counter painkillers that can...
Our Constantly Rising Life Expectancy
With the increase of scientific knowledge in the past few centuries, and even more so in the last century, the general health and...
The Missing Link - Found?
The remains of an ancient female were unearthed in 1994 in Ethiopia’s Afar depression, shedding new light on our...
The Origins of Laughter
Laughter is a lot older than we think. Dating back millions of years, the human species discovered how to let out a hearty LOL even...
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