Geomancy and environmental determinism, respectively Eastern and Western concepts which accord "nature" a primary role in shaping human life, show striking similarities and differences. Both ...

The popularity of the work Guns, germs and steel (GGS) has served to bring the question of human-environment connections once again to the forefront of popular thought. We assert that the recent ...

In a new perspective article, researchers underscore the importance of integrating environmental effects into genetic research. The authors discuss how failure to do so can perpetuate deterministic ...