The focus of its research concerns "how cultural beliefs and practices helped human populations adapt to their environments, and how their environments change across space and time.
ðə fˈoʊkəs ʌv ɪts ɹᵻsˈɜːtʃ kənsˈɜːnz "hˌaʊ kˈʌltʃɚɹəl bᵻlˈiːfs ænd pɹˈæktɪsᵻz hˈɛlpt hjˈuːmən pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃənz ɐdˈæpt tə ðɛɹ ɛnvˈaɪɹənmənts, ænd hˌaʊ ðɛɹ ɛnvˈaɪɹənmənts tʃˈeɪndʒ əkɹˌɑːs spˈeɪs ænd tˈaɪm.