Childhood is a key period for acquiring and transmitting cultural knowledge and skill. Hunter-gatherer children, such as the Congolese BaYaka, learn a…

In a new blog post to mark International Translation Day 2026, World Writing in French series editors Charles Forsdick and Martin Munro reflect on translation’s role in sustaining linguistic …

A top executive at the AI lab told the Wall Street Journal that the model in question had displayed a poor aptitude for following orders.

Joseph Henrich, an author of a divisive report about politicization in the humanities, says, “I knew it wasn’t going to make everyone happy.”

Remains in France found by archaeologists and geneticists suggest at least two lineages—not just one—of late Neanderthals in Europe.

Does an AI-filled future seem like promise or peril to today’s teens and tweens? We went right to the source.

PEN America study details verbal and physical threats to librarians, funding cuts and proliferation of book bans

Indigo dye for clothing is a lot older than the invention of blue jeans -- almost 6,000 years older, to be exact. The scientists behind the discovery say this blue scrap of fabric may rewrite the hist...

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New study suggests ancient origins of reassuring social touch among apes

Funerary Placement in the Past and Present: Uses of Ethnographic Analogy for Archaeological Interpretation

A few millennia ago, people worldwide may have spoken or signed up to 10 times as many languages as they do today.

Digital artists from Maa-speaking peoples including the Maasai and Samburu are gaining popularity in Kenya with a blend of traditional and modern sounds

A group of Penn State students recently traveled to Seoul, South Korea, for a course, where they immersed themselves in the country’s rich culture. The course was one of 14 faculty-led education abroad programs offered by the College of the Liberal Arts this summer.

Ten years after a milestone victory, AI now dominates Go training. Players are figuring out what that means for the game.

The University of Bologna has opened a new public library housing the personal book collection of writer Umberto Eco, a decade after his death.

Experts have identified the gravestone of Boston, a free Black man who died in 1729.

These may be the last days of Amazon’s Mechanical Turk.

Meteorologists simply aren't able to gather as much data as they used to, and you're suffering for it.

Well-preserved fourth-century quarters reveal details of daily life, urban development and economic activities

– by Haneul Jang For decades, the phrase Man the Hunter has occupied a central place in discussions of human evolution. Today, however, the phrase sounds outdated, evoking a familiar image of men hunt...

Past proposals for strict rules on renewable energy certificates have been dropped after heavy lobbying, draft shows

Cambridge Core - Archaeology: General Interest - Aboriginal Homelands and Economy in Australia's Western Desert

TEHRAN – French archaeologist François Desset has decoded the 4,000-year-old Linear Elamite writing system from ancient Iran, unlocking one of the last undeciphered scripts of the ancient Near East af...

Universities looking for a fix to relentless controversy are flocking to ‘civility’ initiatives. Critics say these efforts mask a darker project

Abstract. Comparative musicology arose in late 19th-century Germany when musicology and psychology were emerging as academic disciplines and the invention