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anthropology

[an-thruh-pol-uh-jee] / ˌæn θrəˈpɒl ə dʒi /
NOUN
study of humans and their culture
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Brenna Henn, professor of anthropology and the Genome Center at UC Davis and corresponding author of the study, said the uncertainty comes from gaps in both fossils and ancient DNA.

From Science Daily • Apr. 26, 2026

Martha Lincoln, a medical anthropology associate professor at San Francisco State, is among those who are opposed to AI.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Aylin Woodward is the reporter covering anthropology, space, climate change and other areas of science for The Wall Street Journal’s National Affairs team in New York.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

"Every person alive today carries radioactive isotopes from atmospheric testing in their bones," report co-author and University of South Carolina anthropology professor Magdalena Stawkowski told AFP.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

I didn’t want to end up being dependent on people I didn’t respect much, so here I am majoring in anthropology instead.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García




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