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Why don't humans sleep in trees?
2026-04-09 Ever wonder why our closest living relatives, chimpanzees, sleep in nests high above the ground and we don’t? Author...
CARTA Student Hande Sever Awarded Prestigious UC President's Dissertation Fellowship
2026-04-07
Hande Sever, a PhD candidate in Visual Arts, and CARTA Graduate Specialization in Anthropogeny student, has been awarded...
CARTA Student Raihan Alam Authors New Papers on Cooperation and Partisan Animosity
2026-04-07
We are proud to highlight Raihan Alam, a third-year PhD student in Management, National Science Foundation Graduate...
The Idea Organ
2026-03-03
Thank you to everyone who contributed to the success of "The Idea Organ," on Friday, Feb 27, 2026!
There were over 500...
CARTA is a UCTV Viewer Favorite in 2025!
2026-01-27
Two CARTA videos are among UCTV's top ten most watched programs in 2025!
The Biology of Hatred — Why Love Turns Toxic...
Where Are the Denisovans? The Answer is in our DNA
2026-01-09 In 2010, DNA analysis of a finger bone around 40,000 years old revealed that it came from a previously unknown group of...
2026 CARTA Calendar Available Now!
2025-12-12 Donors who contribute $100 or more are eligible to receive a printed CARTA calendar. Contact carta-info@anthropogeny.org...
2025 Anthropogeny Field Course Report
2025-12-04
Since 2011, CARTA’s Anthropogeny Field Course has brought 58 UC San Diego students from the Graduate Specialization in...
CARTA mourns the passing of Dr. Jane Goodall (April 3, 1934 - October 1, 2025)
2025-10-01 With profound sadness, CARTA mourns the passing of Dr. Jane Goodall. A pioneering primatologist, tireless advocate for...
2025-2026 CARTA Student Fellowship Recipients
2025-06-30 A big congratulations to this year’s fellowship recipients! We owe a special thanks to our fellowship sponsors whose...
