A study finds that engraved stone artifacts from Manot, Qafzeh, and Quneitra caves reflect early humans' symbolic behavior, ...

A new study links a particular gene to the ancient origins of spoken language, proposing that a protein variant found only 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 ...

Early sales signal a stronger market both domestically and internationally for works priced both under and above $100,000 ...

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The paintings of Caspar David Friedrich hover between the sublime and the syrupy, occasionally touching down on either side of that surprisingly narrow divide. There are the ravishingly misted, ...

It's likely the only place you'll see a 1960s Dior fur coat next to an engraved cabinet of curiosities from 1655.

Archaeologists in the ancient Greek city of Gela (Greek: Γέλα), Sicily, have unearthed a well-preserved bone repository ...

Lynda Roscoe Hartigan directs the Peabody Essex Museum, where she first began working two decades ago. Despite helming a museum that dates to 1799, Hartigan is forward-thinking about the role museums ...

In the heart of what was once Britain's largest colony in the New World, a "secret" church reveals how Black people lived and ...

From goats that can sense upcoming volcanic eruptions to wildlife that can prevent poaching, scientists are tapping into the “secret knowledge” of animals ...

The Birmingham Museum of Art will host a walking tour on March 29, connecting Rhoden’s legacy to contemporary artists.