Michael A. Little

Inuit people such as these Greenlanders have evolved to be able to eat fatty foods with a low risk of getting heart disease. Olivier Morin/AFP via Getty Images

If evolution is real, then why isn’t it happening now? An anthropologist explains that humans actually are still evolving

We are indeed still evolving, though it can be hard to tell because it happens over generations and often involves things you can’t see, such as what foods different people are able to digest.
This is the famous – and fake – photograph of the Loch Ness monster, taken near Inverness, Scotland, on April 19, 1934. The photograph was later revealed to be a hoax. Keystone/Hulton Archive via Getty Images

Is the Loch Ness monster real?

The idea of a creature like the Loch Ness monster fascinates people. But does the scientific evidence say it’s a prehistoric beast or total fake?
Anjing menggunakan ekornya untuk berkomunikasi. Eastimages/Moment via Getty Images

Mengapa hewan memiliki ekor?

Ahli antropologi menjelaskan beberapa dari banyak cara hewan menggunakan ekornya, dari memberi keseimbangan saat berjalan hingga menarik pasangan.
Dogs use their tails to communicate. Eastimages/Moment via Getty Images

Why do animals have tails?

An anthropologist explains some of the many ways animals use their tails, from balancing as they walk to attracting a mate.
El planeta y la forma en que vivimos en él cambian constantemente. Buena Vista Images via Getty Images

¿Cómo será la Tierra dentro de 500 años?

La Tierra cambia constantemente de forma natural, pero la mayoría de esos cambios son muy lentos. Los humanos están acelerando otros cambios con el calentamiento global.
The planet and the way we live on it are constantly changing. Buena Vista Images via Getty Images

What will the Earth be like in 500 years?

The Earth is constantly changing in natural ways, but most of those changes are very slow. Humans are speeding up other changes with global warming.

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