find-a-recent-news-article-relevant-to-anthropology-preferably-physical-anthropology-and-or-issues-discussed
Find a recent news article relevant to anthropology (preferably Physical Anthropology) and/or issues discussed in the course. Since anthropology touches on so many aspects of humans, there are numerous topics that would qualify, even if anthropology is not specifically mentioned in the article. It should be long and “meaty” enough so that you can provide a decent summary of it.
The article should be less than two years old and come from one of the following news sources:
- New York Times
- National Geographic News
- Nature Journal News
- Science News
- Scientific American Magazine
- Smithsonian Magazine
Include a link to the article or copy and paste the web address of the article. Then, in approximately 200-300 words, do the following:
1. Briefly summarize the article in your own words. What did you find interesting about it?
2. Explain how the article is relevant to anthropology and or issues discussed in class. Which field or specialty within anthropology does it most closely relate to (such as genetics, primatology, human evolution, archaeology, etc).
3. Submit your write-up at this link by typing in the text box, or by attaching a document.