Human remains and eight funeral-related items connected to the Wabanaki Nations are planned to return to Maine after spending ...

Editor in chief Nancy Shute recounts the 50-year anniversary of the hominid's discovery, which upended the study of human evolution.

Penn researchers are trying to discern the true provenance of a pair of a centuries-old gloves said to have possibly belonged ...

The museum, which previously came under scrutiny for possessing the remains of another victim of the MOVE bombing, has been ...

Two new sculptures by internationally renowned artist Alan Michelson, a Mohawk member of Six Nations of the Grand River, ...

Students at Philly high schools — public, private, or charter — can visit 20 museums and cultural sites throughout the city ...

Researchers in Israel suggest the roughly donut-shaped artifacts could be spindle whorls, representing one of the oldest ...

Egyptologist Huub Pragt and Smithsonian Journeys traveler Kellie Mecham share first impressions from their visit to the ...

The temporal lobe—a key area of our brain responsible for our memory and communication—could also reveal hidden clues about ...

A graduate of Columbia College took part in the dig, which found evidence that female leaders in ancient Peru had more ...

It’s the late Jurassic Period in the super continent of Laurasia, some 85 million years into the reign of the dinosaurs. The ...

Composer Melissa Dunphy discovered an unsolved murder at her home from 144 years ago. She brings her back to life with “Alice Tierney.” ...