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 ...

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

Why did humans start speaking? Scientists suggest genetics played a big role. They say the evolution of this singular ability ...

If you're a history enthusiast looking to dive into the incredible history of South Africa, here are 10 of the best museums ...

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

New research indicates that hominins migrated into Eurasia approximately 200,000 years earlier than previously believed, predating the Dmanisi site in Georgia. Anthropologists continue to debate when ...

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

Chronology efforts led by researchers at Natural History Museum, London, and Historic England have produced 30 new dates for ...

The Florida Museum of Natural ... “In some areas, early warning systems, deterrents, and barriers have been demonstrated to ...

In recent decades, museums and galleries have made a sensory turn when it comes to designing displays and engaging visitors.

A collection of Stone Age relics have unveiled signs of advanced cognitive and symbolic behaviour in prehistoric humans ... abstract or symbolic thought in early hominins. This suggested symbolic ...

These findings suggest that the social structures of Kinda baboons challenge traditional classifications of baboon behavior and could provide valuable insights into primate evolution, including early ...