Obesity is a major public health issue and an important contributor to the global burden of
chronic disease and disability. Studies indicate that fish and omega‐3 polyunsaturated fatty …

There is a growing consensus in early hominin studies that savannas did not play a
significant role in the emergence of human evolutionary processes. Early hominins have …

Social change due to COVID-19 has had negative impacts on the mental health of people
who live indoors. One of the possible solutions to these problems is to introduce biophilic …

With the increase of indoor isolation in modern society and the growing development of
manned deep-space and deep-sea exploration, the mental health issues of people in small …

Multispecies ethnographic projects are venturing “beyond the human”(Kohn 2013), but how
far can they go and remain anthropological? The answer depends on whether such projects …

Iodide is an antioxidant, oxidant and thyroid hormone constituent. Selenoproteins are
needed for triiodothyronine synthesis, its deactivation and iodine release. They also protect …

The Central African Stone Age is very poorly known when compared to the higher-resolution
records of East and Southern Africa. Early Stone Age (ESA) archaeology is effectively …

The influence of climate change on hominin evolution is much debated. Two issues hamper
our understanding of this process: the limited hominin fossil record, and incomplete …

Our own species, Homo sapiens, has been able to invade near-all global ecosystems
through a unique form of ecological plasticity. To understand how Homo sapiens have been …

Hominins evolved in Africa during a period of overall regional cooling, drying, and
increasingly variable climate. Despite prevailing regional aridity since the mid-Miocene, data …