Anthropology

Editor s Selections: Family Medical Histories, A Grave In The Bahamas, Medieval Malaria, And Macaques

9 Feb 2012

Part of my online life includes editorial duties at ResearchBlogging.org , where I serve as the Social Sciences Editor. Each Thursday, I pick notable posts on research in anthropology, philosophy, social science, and research to share on the ResearchBlogging.org News site . To help highlight this writing, I also share my selections here on AiP. This week : [More]

Scavenger Science: Forensic researchers using vultures in study

9 Feb 2012

Researchers at the Forensic Anthropology Research Facility are studying the effects vultures have on decomposing human bodies.

Study: Breastfeeding can be tougher for women when pregnancy is unplanned

7 Feb 2012

( University of Chicago Press Journals ) Women who did not plan to get pregnant are much more likely to stop breastfeeding within three months of giving birth, according to a study published in the journal Current Anthropology. The research suggests that women whose pregnancies were unplanned often experience more emotional and physical discomfort with breastfeeding compared to women who planned ...