Find a recent news article relevant to this weeks topics. Since this is an introductory anthropology course, the topics should be broad enough that you will have no problem finding articles that qualify. It should be long and “meaty” enough so that you can provide a decent summary of it.
The article should be less than two years old and come from one of the following news sources. If you find the article behind a paywall, choose a different article. Or visit the college library–the reference librarian should be able to assist you.
New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/section/scienceLinks to an external site.
Science Daily
Newshttps://www.sciencedaily.com/news/fossils_ruins/anthropology/Links to an external site.
Nature Journal News
Links to an external site.
Science News
https://www.sciencemag.org/news
Links to an external site.
Scientific American Magazine
http://www.scientificamerican.com/
Links to an external site.
Smithsonian Magazine
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/?no-istLinks to an external site.
Links to an external site.You may also consider looking up key terms on Google Scholar and adjusting the publication year filter.
Include a link to the article or copy and paste the web address of the article. Then, in approximately 200-300 words, do the following:
1. Briefly summarize the article in your own words. What did you find interesting about it?
2. Explain how the article is relevant to this weeks topic. How does it build off the course material that was provided. Is there any information from your article that your peers could benefit from also knowing?
Requirements: 200-300