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But the film doubles as a fascinating study of humans’ engagement with their environment, exploring not-always-predictable differences between the approach of the local Inuit population—hunters by tradition—and nonindigenous people with particular ideas about conservation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Experts, however, have cautioned against such measures, advocating instead for a greater awareness of shark behaviour and urging a rethink of humans' relationship to these fish.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026

By looking at chimps, which along with bonobos are humans' closest living relatives, perhaps we "can help confirm some of the hypotheses about how those really early hominins, or bipedal apes, behaved", Pruetz said.

From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026

More than two decades ago, Dudley proposed that humans' interest in alcohol has deep roots in primate evolution and stems from ancient foraging habits.

From Science Daily • Dec. 1, 2025

Summoned by the humans’ celebration, the Afterlife surged and swelled, straining the seam between the living and the dead.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman