Landmark studies track source of Indo-European languages spoken by 40% of world

Researchers place Caucasus Lower Volga people, speakers of ancestor tongue, in today’s Russia about 6,500 years ago

Harvard Gazette • harvard
Feb. 5, 2025 • ~10 min

Why jackals thrive where humans dominate

The surprising success story of the golden jackal in Europe holds lessons about nature’s resilience and about how nature might respond to the evolutionary pressure exerted by humans as we change the natural landscape. The Gazette spoke with doctoral student Nathan Ranc for insight.

Alvin Powell • harvard
April 25, 2019 • ~18 min

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