UC Santa Cruz anthropology student traces java's route from Central America to California for senior thesis.

Anthropology professor Mayanthi Fernando’s new book provides insight to understanding Islamic culture and secularism in contemporary France.

Ancient Egyptian artworks help scientists reconstruct how animal communities changed as climate became drier and human populations grew.

Robert Dudley discusses his new book, the evidence that our attraction to alcohol is an evolutionary adaptation, and what this means for efforts to prevent alcohol abuse.

Gabrielino-Tongva descendants learn Tongva through professor's Facebook page.

Author and professor Jared Diamond discusses what modern societies, such as ours, can learn from small-scale cultures.

Class excavates an Chumash Indian site that might be the city's first location.