In an analysis of the 1918-19 influenza pandemic, Tripp & colleagues showed that even in small, isolated populations, classic features of the pandemic's mortality curve (a spike in mortality among young adults) were still present. doi.org/10.1002/ajhb...

In the June issue: Strizzi & Natterson-Horowitz present a phylogenomic toolkit for tracking the evolutionary origins of human disease. The method links current atherosclerosis vulnerability to survival-critical functions that emerged long before the closed circulatory system. doi.org/10.1002/ajhb...

Are you aging faster than you think? 🧬⏳ Recent research by @sashapost.bsky.social & colleagues suggests that chronic stress already predicts faster biological aging in young adults 20-22 years old, from the Cebu Longitudinal Health and Nutrition Survey. doi.org/10.1002/ajhb...

In this week's SoS episode, Cara & Anna talk with Dr. Virginia Vitzthum about female reproductive functioning across populations, fieldwork adventures, and the changing nature of the field of anthropology: on.soundcloud.com/S0CEiMfYMj1D...

Our Editor's Choice article for the June issue: outdoor workers in India were observed to have a physiological response to heat exposure (↓ sodium + potassium, ↑ aldosterone, sweat gland activation), with implications for workplace protections in response to climate change. doi.org/10.1002/ajhb...

How much of you is actually "you?" 🤔 In this week's SoS episode, we sit down @amyboddy.bsky.social to talk about microchimerism, the phenomenon in which foreign cells enter, persist in, and sometimes even benefit our bodies. on.soundcloud.com/PYPXJo9rlaWt...

From the June AJHB issue: @keeganck.bsky.social & colleagues present a methods paper on minimally invasive ex vivo cell cultures to assess inflammatory regulation in low-resource settings. This method helps to understand how ecosocial environments are embodied & shape health. doi.org/10.1002/ajhb...

New SoS episode! Chris & Mecca speak with Dr. Anneliese Long about the non-academic job market, women's reproductive health, & inflammation: on.soundcloud.com/GNrHARTNwzen...

This week's SoS episode with @christinewebb.bsky.social is all about primate behavior, cognition, & dismantling the myth of human exceptionalism. Listen to the episode here: on.soundcloud.com/YwXefVGEMVPb...

Love spending time outdoors? Make sure to check out last week's SoS episode with @dannylongman.bsky.social & Dr. Colin Shaw, focusing on the mismatch between human adaptations and modern built environments! on.soundcloud.com/ToVpkCheXnzH...

In this week's SoS episode, Chris & Cristina sit down with Dr. Christine Harper to talk about functional morphology 🦴 & biomechanics 🏃in humans & nonhuman primates: on.soundcloud.com/imO3elpCAjnG...

From the May AJHB issue: by analyzing data across many Eurasian populations, novel relationships were documented between the frequency of lactose tolerance-associated alleles, autosomal ancestry, and Y haplogroups. doi.org/10.1002/ajhb...

Interested in ethical stewardship of human remains? In our latest SoS episode, Cara & Chris speak with Dr. Fatimah Jackson and Dr. Ben Auerbach about the AABA Task Force on the ethical study of human remains, providing their recommendations. on.soundcloud.com/qfzVXQ0IHht1...

Falbova & colleagues examined vegetarian diet & bone health among young adult women from Slovakia, finding that women adhering to a vegetarian diet had more favorable bone characteristics. Vegetarian diet may be associated with beneficial bone properties in young adult women. doi.org/10.1002/ajhb...

A new study shows later daily activity & light rhythms are tied to higher morning cortisol in Arctic residents. A specific gene variant also influenced morning cortisol levels. This study reveals how habits, light, & genetics shape stress responses in the Arctic. doi.org/10.1002/ajhb...

A new study explores if cortisol remains stable in urine samples stored long-term at -20C. Authors found that cortisol can remain measurable, even after many years of storage. Findings highlight the value of archived urine samples for research on stress, biology, & health. doi.org/10.1002/ajhb...

In this week's SoS episode 🎙️, Mecca talks with Erin Maxwell (Hosein) about her research on food allergen consumption patterns in the US, and the value of anthropology in informing food policy and nutritional guidelines. Check it out here: on.soundcloud.com/6ef4tgdaATFZ...

The Shuar Health & Life History Project Special Issue (Edited by Sam Urlacher @ssurlacher.bsky.social, Theresa Gildner, & Larry Sugiyama) is complete! This important SI features 11 papers highlighting 20+ years of research with the Indigenous Shuar of Ecuador. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...

Our Editor's Choice for the April 2026 issue explores infant feeding in Samoa, showing how responsive feeding (recognizing & responding to babies' hunger/fullness cues) is embedded in mothers' early caregiving. However, other practices may disrupt infant self-regulation. doi.org/10.1002/ajhb...

New article: @sccarrera.bsky.social & colleagues tested whether adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) predict "faster" life history characteristics in Cebu, Philippines. doi.org/10.1002/ajhb... 🧵

New SoS episode 🎙️: Chris & Mecca talk with Dr. Catalina Fernandez about her research on nutrition, growth, & the causes of variation in child growth trajectories among non-Western populations. Check it out here: soundcloud.com/sausageofsci...

Part 2 of our SoS conversation with Kristen Hawkes is out now! This episode focuses on how grandmothering can explain many human evolutionary puzzles—our long childhoods, late maturity, extended lifespans, and more. on.soundcloud.com/PcKYEfRAiJYq...

New SOS episode 🧬: Anahi speaks with Dr. Dario Cardozo about the Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo, next gen sequencing, & forensic genetics. on.soundcloud.com/x9iXxrW9cJZL...

In this Special Issue toolkit paper, Dr. Howe & colleagues introduce silicone wristbands as a noninvasive tool for measuring individual exposure to organic chemicals & chemical mixtures. doi.org/10.1002/ajhb...

New article from our Shuar Special Issue: Divergent histories & exposure to market integration differentially shape reproductive patterns among neighboring Indigenous Shuar and non-Indigenous Colonos from Amazonian Ecuador. doi.org/10.1002/ajhb...

New article analyzes the relationship between the biological age of young swimming athletes & development of their emotional intelligence. These novel results have implications for planning personalized support for young athletes, taking into account their individual needs. doi.org/10.1002/ajhb...

🎙 New SoS episode: Chris interviews Dr. Nicole Hess about her research on female competition, indirect aggression, gossip, & "Informational Warfare" theories across both US sororities and small-scale societies in the Central African Republic. on.soundcloud.com/n0YCbeRSafso...

New article: Insight provided by high-resolution autosomal markers reveals that Assam, India, served as a vital genetic corridor rather than a geographical barrier, facilitating bidirectional gene flow between South Asia and East/Southeast Asia. doi.org/10.1002/ajhb...

New article: After 75+ years of independence for India, do deep-rooted social hierarchies still shape the nutritional outcomes of children? This study examines long-term trends in undernutrition among Upper Caste and Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe children in Hindu society. doi.org/10.1002/ajhb...

Our Special Issue papers continue: Researchers have long focused on differential fertility & mortality as primary drivers of evolution. Here, Bogin & Smith revisit the evolution of the human pattern of growth & maturation in relation to fertility & longevity. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Our Editor's Choice for the March issue: Can birth sex ratio (M:F) affect older-age mortality? Using rich data from historical Utah, Bruckner & colleagues found that males born to low sex ratio (i.e. highly selected in utero) cohorts show better survival rates at older ages. doi.org/10.1002/ajhb...

Part 1 of our conversation with Dr. Kristen Hawkes is now up! Chris & Cristina spoke with one of the most influential evolutionary anthropologists in our field about the grandmother hypothesis & the role of grandmothering in human longevity: on.soundcloud.com/hjZH34tKMn7D...

Another 50th Anniversary paper: Windhager & colleagues present "calibrated morphs"—photorealistic, unit-calibrated faces created by image unwarping & averaging with geometric morphometrics—to generate statistically grounded, realistic visualizations & stimuli. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Our AJHB Virtual Special Issue, "Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Human Biology Association," is now complete! We'll be sharing some of the papers here 🎉

New article: Do women move differently across the menstrual cycle? In 77 healthy women, authors observed higher step counts and total activity in the follicular phase, followed by a decline in the premenstrual phase. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Heading home soon from #humbio2026? Use the travel time to listen to our latest SoS episode, where Cara & Chris talk with Dr. Charles Roseman and Dr. Benjamin Auerbach about adaptation & evolutionary theory! on.soundcloud.com/C2qnc197fS7C...

Planning ahead for the conference? Take a look at our daily event schedules! #humbio2026

New research by @kwander.bsky.social, @kristinsznajder.bsky.social, & colleagues found lower odds of diabetes among men who regularly chew betel quid in rural Bangladesh. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

🦠 This week's SoS episode with Dr. Tanvi Honap dives into the oral microbiome, infectious diseases like leprosy, & One Health frameworks for integrating diverse animal & human genomic datasets. on.soundcloud.com/caMOpPy0aIA0...

HBA 2026 attendees, we can't wait to see you in Denver in less than 2 weeks! You can check out the conference program published in AJHB, or add events to your schedule on the conftool platform. Don't forget to tag your conference posts with #humbio2026! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

New article: OURA ring data from a rural South African community - livestock duties and greater temp altered sleep stages (↑ light sleep, ↓ REM). This is the first study to map sleep architecture in a non-industrialized setting with wearables. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

New article: This study characterizes the contemporary Argentine diet and test whether globalization has let to complete dietary homogenization or if regional variations persist. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

New podcast episode! 🎙Courtney & Mecca talk with Dr. Sara Juengst about her bioarchaeological work in Ecuador, what it means to be a "body," the sociocultural roles of the ocean, & more. on.soundcloud.com/yOK1idcqitdS...

HBA 2026 attendees, we can't wait to see you in Denver in less than 2 weeks! You can check out the conference program published in AJHB, or add events to your schedule on the conftool platform. Don't forget to tag your conference posts with #humbio2026! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

New article: This study establishes normative metacarpophalangeal pattern profile percentile curves for Brazilian children and adolescents. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

New episode! 🎙Cara & Chris talk with Dr. Ben Auerbach about his work examining variation & evolution through the skeletons of primates and other mammals, and the importance of a "whole organism imperative" when analyzing traits. on.soundcloud.com/E06dxCns5VZ7...

Human biology happens in a world saturated with metals, pesticides, and industrial chemicals. This toolkit paper makes a powerful case: if we want to truly understand human biology, we must measure the pollutants moving through people’s bodies. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

New episode! 🎙Anahi Ruderman & Mecca Howe talk with Dr. Olmedo about her new project on type 2 diabetes in the Qom community of Argentina and the benefits of using participatory action research. on.soundcloud.com/7UcJCGlsaZMZ...

New article: This study documents a dietary transition in a Pilagá community in Formosa, where limited food diversity and growing dependence on processed products coexist with the cultural and symbolic value of traditional foods. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

New episode! Christopher Dana Lynn talks with Dr. Alyssa Crittenden about decolonizing research, Indigenous education, ethical collaboration, and what true community-based science looks like. soundcloud.com/sausageofsci...