An anthropologist highlights the revolutionary role of the practice, which was often led by women, and was just as crucial to ...

As such, he named the Neanderthal Thorin after the Tolkien character. “Thorin in the Hobbit is one of the last dwarf kings ...

New research sheds light on Denisovans: chronology of Denisova Cave, sedimentary DNA, and genetic legacy in Asia and Oceania.

Fossilized teeth show that two different kinds of ancient human ancestors coexisted more than 2 million years ago. One of ...

One of the earliest documented serial killers was Locusta of Gaul, a notorious poisoner during the first century AD in Ancient Rome. Trained in the use of toxic herbs and chemicals, Locusta became a ...

15 Years Later, the National Museum of Natural History Is Still Asking What It Means to Be Human The museum’s groundbreaking Hall of Human Origins centers around the adaptations that set early ...

Sandra Swart researches animal and human history, often with a focus on baboons. She told us the fascinating and cruel history of these encounters in South Africa.

Education about the history of slavery lives on at the museum as public access to African American artifacts at federal sites may be restricted by President Donald Trump.

How humans developed the ability to digest starch: A study offers insight into the evolution of amylase genes, which are key to breaking down some carbs.