A new study links a particular gene to the ancient origins of spoken language in humans. When put in mice, it changed the way ...

The context of how Kennicott’s body was discovered was also important. Strychnine poisoning can cause muscle spasms, yet Kennicott was found on top of undisturbed dirt. Had he gone into spasms, the ...

Casts of skulls are seen July 20, 2023, inside an exhibit of early human species inside the Smithsonian Hall of Human Origins at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History in ...

Casts of skulls are exhibited in the Hall of Human Origins at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, in Washington. Photo: Jacquelyn Martin/AP Scientists have found genetics played a big ...

Researchers Baffled After Mistaking Young Turtle Shells to be Oval-Shaped Plant Fossils, Bones Looked Like Plant Veins A ...

The National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. will be opening their latest Old Masters exhibition in May 2025 entitled ...

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History will unveil the Winston Red Diamond and Winston Fancy Color Diamond Collection Tuesday, April 1—an extraordinary showcase of some of the world’s ...

Take a guided walking tour with Off the Mall Tours through the historic U Street Corridor to discover the Queer Black ...

At a historical state house museum there are many things one would expect to see. Restorations of Senate and House chambers?

North of Treisenberg is the incredibly high Fürstensteig trail, one of the most famous hiking routes in the Riatikon ...

Divers in Florida’s Steinhatchee River stumbled upon hundreds of pristine fossils from an obscure Ice Age period, including giant armadillos, ancient horses and possibly a new species of tapir.