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Institute of Human Origins

Palo Verde Blooms

ASU expert recognized for scientific contributions to healthy human aging

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Health and medicine

New study sheds light on dementia among Indigenous Bolivians

September 15, 2026

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Health and medicine

New research uncovers link between menopause and blood pressure shifts

August 21, 2026

Six people pose together for a picture at the Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution conference

ASU anthropological geneticist recognized with lifetime contribution award

August 03, 2026

A band of geladas grazes in the Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia. Photo by Elizabeth Tinsley Johnson, assistant professor at Michigan State University.

Science and technology

It’s complicated: New research reveals more about the social networks of baboons and African monkeys

May 04, 2026

Palo Verde Blooms

Sun Devil community

Anthropology PhD grad turns passion into public outreach

April 30, 2026

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Sun Devil community

Anthropology PhD graduate makes an impact in the study of human origins

April 24, 2026

Maps showing three migrations for Indigenous peoples across the Americas

Science and technology

Largest genomic dataset of Indigenous Americans to date sheds light on history, diversity and health

April 22, 2026

Cash, a Chimpanzee of the Ngogo community in Kibale National Park, Uganda. Photo by Kevin Langergraber.

Science and technology

Rare, violent rift discovered in Ngogo chimpanzee group from 'Chimp Empire'

April 09, 2026

Graphic illustration of the Earth, as seen from space.

Science and technology

How humans took over the planet

March 13, 2026

Reconstruction of Crocodylus lucivenator with Australopithecus afarensis by Tyler Stone, University of Iowa.

Scientists identify new crocodile species from the age of ‘Lucy’

March 12, 2026