Tree canopy has fallen in recent years, covering less than 10% of metro Phoenix’s vast land area, on average. ASU's Urban Nature program is working to add more shade cover to the areas where it…

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New research from Arizona State University evolutionary anthropologist Charles Perreault shows how human global dominance was predominately achieved through cultural evolution.



Teotihuacan street of the dead on the left, carved stone stela with a depiction of a ruler at Copán on the right

Looking at evidence from 31 ancient societies around the globe — including Europe, Asia and the Americas — researchers have uncovered evidence of a deep, global history of shared governance.



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