The study of human societies examines how people live together, form communities, and shape shared ways of life that we call cultures. By exploring how individuals interact within ...

Indoor plants aren’t just great for looking at. They can also serve a great function, like improving the quality of air within your home. Plants add oxygen to your space, improving the air quality.

When people hear the word “Hobbit,” they think of fantasy — Tolkien, Middle-earth, fiction. But in 2003, archaeologists uncovered something that felt impossible: a real human species barely over one ...

“The chin evolved largely by accident and not through direct selection, but as an evolutionary byproduct resulting from direct selection on other parts of the skull,” says Noreen von Cramon-Taubadel, ...

Anthropology is the study of humans across time and place. It looks at how we live, work, speak, worship, migrate, learn, fight, love, and build societies. The point is pattern, context, and evidence, ...

What if Homo erectus (H. erectus), the direct ancestor of modern humans, arrived in China much earlier than we thought? Research published in Science Advances may rewrite our understanding of early ...

A deep molecular analysis of failing human hearts suggests diabetes may directly alter cardiac metabolism, but experts differ ...

In the order, President Trump had charged the secretary of the interior with ensuring that public monuments “focus on the greatness of the achievements and progress of the American people.” Black ...

Dr. Marta Chmiel-Chrzanowska and her colleagues conducted a multidisciplinary analysis of the only known preserved wooden ...

Junior software engineering major Ricky Nguyen of Ocean Springs is one of three recipients of the competitive Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship.

More than 70% of Gilman Scholars are chosen from rural communities or small towns, and more than half are first-generation students. MSU recipients will serve as cultural ambassadors, strengthening ...