Amazon rainforest children to get medicinal plant training from shamans Amazon rainforest children to get medicinal plant training from shamans Grant from Nature's Path expands cultural program mongabay.com November 21,…
Chocolate first used more than 3100 years ago Chocolate first used more than 3100 years ago mongabay.com November 12, 2007 Cacao, the source of chocolate, was in use at least…
Climate change drove human evolution Climate change drove human evolution mongabay.com September 3, 2007 Climate change appears to have been a significant driver of human evolution, report researchers writing in…
Crop domestication originated in compost piles Crop domestication originated in compost piles mongabay.com August 19, 2007 New research lends support to the theory that backyard gardens and refuse heaps played…
Asians played larger role in colonization of Europe than Africans Asians played larger role in colonization of Europe than Africans mongabay.com August 6, 2007 Humans with Asian origins played a…
Killers of renowned anthropologist sentenced in Brazil Killers of renowned anthropologist sentenced in Brazil mongabay.com July 12, 2007 The men charged with the 2005 killing of University of Vermont anthropology…
Orangutans use water as a tool Orangutans use water as a tool mongabay.com July 6, 2007 German researchers have observed orangutans using water as a tool. Natacha Mendes, Daniel Hanus,…
Peanuts, cotton, squash first farmed in Peru 6,000-10,000 years ago Peanuts, cotton, squash first farmed in Peru 6,000-10,000 years ago mongabay.com June 28, 2007 Anthropologists have discovered the earliest-known evidence…
Unknown tribe found in the Amazon Unknown tribe found in the Amazon mongabay.com June 4, 2007 [updates] An unknown Indian tribe has been discovered in the Amazon rainforest reports the…
Polynesians brought chickens to Americas before Columbus Polynesians brought chickens to Americas before Columbus Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com June 4, 2007 New DNA analysis shows that Polynesians introduced chickens to…
Global warming killed Neanderthals in Spain Global warming killed Neanderthals in Spain mongabay.com April 30, 2007 New research fingers climate change, not humans, as the culprit for the extinction of…
Maize cultivated at least 7,300 years ago in Mexico Maize cultivated at least 7,300 years ago in Mexico Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com April 9, 2007 Anthropologists have found the earliest…
Ancient humanoids were short for fighting, not climbing Ancient humanoids were short and nasty for kung fu fighting, not climbing mongabay.com March 12, 2007 Ancient ape-like human ancestors called as…
Pre-Colombian Amazon rainforest not heavily populated suggests new study Pre-Colombian Amazon rainforest not heavily populated mongabay.com March 6, 2007 Much of the Amazon rainforest was not heavily populated by pre-Colombian…
Humans pre-date Clovis population in North America Humans pre-date Clovis population in North America Texas A&M University February 22, 2007 The belief that the Clovis People were the first to…
Does language extinction matter? Does language extinction matter? mongabay.com February 16, 2007 Most of humanity's 6,000 languages could be extinct within the next two centuries. Does it matter? At the…
Captive chimpanzees "talk" to humans Captive chimpanzees "talk" to humans mongabay.com January 29, 2007 Captive chimpanzees use specific vocalizations to communicate with humans according to new research published in the…
Amazon natives use Google Earth, GPS to protect forest home AMAZON CONSERVATION TEAM PUTS INDIANSON GOOGLE EARTH TO SAVE THE AMAZON Amazon natives use Google Earth, GPS to protect rainforest…
Indigenous people are key to rainforest conservation efforts says renowned ethnobotanist An interview with ethnobotanist Dr. Mark Plotkin: Indigenous people are key to rainforest conservation efforts says renowned ethnobotanist Rhett…
Traditional customs pit young versus old in Indonesia's Torajaland Traditional customs pit young versus old in Indonesia's Torajaland Cultural Bankruptcy: Maintaining History at a Tremendous Cost in Sulawesi's Torajaland Tina…
Bering Strait land bridge may have flooded earlier than thought Bering Strait land bridge may have flooded earlier than thought Ancient flooding may have had implications for historic human migration…
Oldest juvenile skeleton discovered in Ethiopia Oldest juvenile skeleton discovered in Ethiopia Arizona State University September 20, 2006 Discovery of a nearly intact 3.3 million year-old juvenile skeleton is filling…
Bison-hunting Plains indians more advanced than thought Bison-hunting Plains indians more advanced than thought mongabay.com August 15, 2006 A controversial new theory argues that ancient plains Indians may have developed…
Is climate change worsening malaria? Is climate change worsening malaria? University of Michigan March 21, 2006 Could global warming be contributing to the resurgence of malaria in the East African…
Easter Island settled around 1200, later than originally believed Easter Island settled around 1200, later than originally believed Rhett Butler, mongabay.com March 13, 2006 New evidence suggests that colonization of…
Indigenous Amazonians Display Core Understanding Of Geometry Finds Harvard Study Indigenous Amazonians Display Core Understanding Of Geometry Finds Harvard Study Harvard University news release January 23, 2006 Researchers in France…
New evidence shows abrupt worldwide increase in birth rate during Neolithic period New evidence shows abrupt worldwide increase in birth rate during Neolithic period University of Chicago Press Journals release…
Simplified stereotypes of typical Americans, Brazilians, Chinese are common but mistaken Simplified stereotypes of typical Americans, Brazilians, Chinese are common but mistaken NIH release October 6, 2005 Simplified stereotypes of…
Q&A: What are the most spoken languages on earth? Q&A: What are the most spoken languages on earth? mongabay.com July 25, 2005 According to figures from UNESCO, the United Nations…
Ethnobotanists, people who study the relationship between plants and people, have long been aware that rainforest dwellers have an astounding knowledge of medicinal plants. For thousands of years, indigenous groups…
