Michael Balter is a freelance journalist, whose articles have appeared in Audubon, National Geographic and Science, among other publications.
Leading Science Museum Turns the Page on a Prominent #MeToo Case
More than three years after a high-profile male anthropologist at the American Museum of Natural History was accused of sexual misconduct, a respected female anthropologist will replace him
Schizophrenia’s Unyielding Mysteries
Gene studies were supposed to reveal the disorder's roots. That didn't happen. Now scientists are broadening the search
Ancient DNA Yields Unprecedented Insights into Mysterious Chaco Civilization
The results suggest that a maternal “dynasty” ruled the society’s greatest mansion for more than 300 years, but concerns over research ethics cast a shadow on the technical achievement
Farmers vs. Nomads: Whose Lingo Spread the Farthest?
Did the most successful family of languages in history originate in Turkey or the Pontic steppes? New evidence from DNA and evolutionary biology has only heightened the scientific disagreements