Recent fossil finds could mean that "Lucy" wasn't our direct ancestor, some scientists say. Others strongly disagree.

Over a century ago, anthropologist Raymond Dart chipped an ancient skull out of some rock from an ancient quarry — and revealed the face of an ancient human relative.

Lucy might be one of the most iconic human ancestors, but she had a neighboring species that has gone unidentified—until now.

Archaeologists have finally put a face, a gait, and even a habitat to the mysterious fossil foot that has puzzled specialists for years, revealing that Lucy’s landscape was shared with another upright ...

Thousands of African objects "given, stolen and forcefully taken" at the height of the British Empire have gone on display at ...

With a well-timed T-shirt on SNL, Mike Myers brought Canadian nationalism to the zeitgeist – just one of many artists who ...

College of Idaho students often discover that their professors bring remarkable real-world experiences into the classroom.

After decades of excavation and debate, a new analysis argues that Little Foot — one of the most complete hominin fossils ...

In the latest twist in human evolution, scientists have discovered that a mysterious foot found in Ethiopia belonged to a previously unknown ancient relative. Dated to around 3.4 million years ago, ...

New fossils link a strange 3.4-million-year-old foot to Australopithecus deyiremeda, a species that mixed climbing skills ...

According to a Penn Museum press release, the exhibition explores Indigenous perspectives by incorporating first-person videos, Native languages, and interactive components such as weaving stations.

From Baton Rouge to Lynchburg, this artisan digs into documentary production design through costuming, sets, props and makeup.