Archaeologists have discovered two miniature bird figures carved from a mammoth tusk about 40,000 years ago in the Hole Fels cave in southern Germany. The findings show that representatives of early ...

Two newly discovered bird carvings reveal early humans' keen eye for artistry in the ice age world 40,000 years ago.

Becky Albertalli's "Something Unpredictable" will publish next year and features two perspectives and an ensemble of "pining, lovesick mallrats." ...

Adrián Villar Rojas’s “First Gods, Lost Animals” is at the Aspen Art Museum through April 11, 2027. Photo by Jörg Baumann Courtesy the artist, Aspen Art Museum, kurimanzutto and Marian Goodman Gallery ...

Newly discovered figurines point to skills that might have helped shape early humans’ expansion across Europe.

New evidence suggests the extinct hominin Nutcracker Man was nearly 2 feet taller and dozens of pounds heavier than once ...

Vor 1,43 Millionen Jahren querten mehrere Homininen ein Seeufer im Norden Kenias. Nun liefern ihre Fußabdrücke erstmals ...

In the sixth episode of our Stones & Bones video series, National Geographic digital editor Nicholas St. Fleur investigates a ...

I recently learned the literal translation for the two-part Latin term, “homo sapiens.” I knew “homo” in Latin means “man,” representing “humans” more generally. I also knew that in Greek, “homo” has ...

What matters most to the proponents of testosterone supplementation is an outdated definition of masculinity. No biology or ...

Il y a 40 000 ans, bien avant que l’humanité ne cultive la moindre parcelle de terre, un artisan préhistorique perçait ...