During the pre- and colonial era, the Sea People were not passive victims but active naval forces – strengthening and defending local monarchies (sultanates and kingdoms) in the Sulu Archipelago, ...

Tulasi Acharya’s book discusses how sexual desire and patriarchy shape South Asian society, drawing from history, religion, and literature.

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Whether through agricultural practices, deforestation, or urbanization, how modern humans use land has had an unprecedented ...

New research indicates that hominins migrated into Eurasia approximately 200,000 years earlier than previously believed, ...

While ancient Romans were capable of actively affecting the climate, we're far better at it than they were — and that should ...

Director of the Center for South Asian Studies Lalita du Perron interviews students, faculty and alumni for her podcast, offering an inside look at South Asian Studies at Stanford and beyond.

At the top of the world, there is a sea—the remains of one, at least. The summit rocks of Mount Everest, the highest ...

In honor of the tradition of lovers exchanging candy on Valentine’s Day, we examine the origins of chocolate and how it has ...

Since humans discovered the power and capability that comes with numbers, we have lived in societies that enable us to … ...

Two research papers published in Nature by scientists from Russia and Ukraine provide new evidence supporting the theory that ...