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An analytical lens across the depth of time is archaeology’s greatest attribute. Since the mid-20th century, tens of thousands of archaeologists and their

Modern archaeology has given us access to a far vaster amount of data about human social behavior than we have ever had before.

For decades, scientists have assumed that mammals and their relatives that survived challenging times (like those during mass extinctions) made it because they were generalists that were able to eat just about anything and adapt to whatever life threw at them. A new study into the mammal family tree through multiple mass extinctions revealed that the species that survived aren’t as generic as scientists had thought: instead, having new and different traits can be the key to succeeding in the aftermath of a catastrophe.

Kenneth D. Angielczyk’s profile on The Conversation

A new study from the University of Houston suggests clues to urban resiliency lie within ancient cities.