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a family of East African nomadic pastoralists
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The Turkana are nomadic pastoralists who live in Kenya

Genetic adaptations helped East African nomadic pastoralists adapt to constant water stress, but urbanization may present an 'evolutionary mismatch'

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Genetic adaptations helped East African nomadic pastoralists adapt to constant water stress, but urbanization may present an 'evolutionary mismatch'
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Courtesy Image

Michael Gurven reframes aging as evolutionary success
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Matt Perko
UCSB’s repository houses collections for research and storage; access to Native American materials requires tribal permission.

UCSB outlines progress and goals for Native American repatriation
Ruins of an ancient temple beneath a blue sky and clouds
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iStock / Leonid Andronov
Tikal, in Guatemala, is among the major sites of the Classic Mayan civilization.

Why Classic Maya cities rose and fell
A 3D render of team communication and abstract social network connection symbols with a hand in the background.
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Wirestock via iStock

Advanced mortality modeling earns UCSB team international actuarial prize
A log cabin sits amid a pine grove in the late afternoon light.
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Jeff Liang
The Old Valentine Cabin has been hosting visitors to Mammoth for over 100 years.

Historic cabins from the early days of Mammoth now serve scientists and students
woman in dark light and shadow with red streaks of light
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Matt Perko
Jane Ward is a professor and chair of UCSB's Department of Feminist Studies

How feminist witch studies redefine magic and power
An avocado cut in half displayed on a yellow background
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iStock / Olena Kovalova

Avocado cultivation’s ancient origins hold lessons for a changing climate
wooden block with one happy and sad faces

Is ‘U-shaped happiness’ universal? Not for rural subsistence populations, say researchers
a group of Tanzanian men gather around a table and speak with a researcher
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David W. Lawson
A focus group of young men in Tanzania, led by project co-investigator Alexander Ishungisa (standing) and social scientist Elisha Mabula. (Photograph shared with participant consent.)

On gender: misperceptions about others can stifle women’s empowerment
mother nursing baby

Researchers find that a new mother’s immune status varies with her feeding strategy
Black man with trays of different insects
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Umberto Diecinove

Edible Insect Art Show displays culinary diversity & sustainability
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