Koch Hall of Human Origins,” which opened 15 years ago. Smithsonian's Human Origins Program. What does it mean to be human ...

Archaeologists uncover an 8,400-year-old human figurine in Azerbaijan’s Damjili Cave, shedding new light on Mesolithic art ...

Oct. 30, 2024 — Geneticists have deciphered the prehistory of aurochs -- the animals that were the focus of some of the most iconic early human art -- by analyzing 38 genomes harvested from ...

Archaeologists in Marbella, Spain, have discovered a 200,000-year-old stone with engraving at the Coto Correa site.

From Andy Warhol to Matthew Barney—the contemporary art world intersects with sports in ways both celebratory and challenging ...

Ahead of his largest-ever exhibition in the U.S., the dissident artist reflects on collecting jade and living below ground.

Christie's conducted its first AI-themed art auction titled "Augmented Intelligence," featuring over 30 AI-generated artworks.

Recent research from The Rockefeller University suggests a unique mutation in the NOVA1 gene, specific to humans, played a ...

When did the first humans start speaking? Did we always have this ability, inherited from our immediate ancestors? These ...

The 4K restoration of Lisa Cholodenko’s “ High Art ” is a program highlight, as the feature returns to NewFest after opening ...

The artist’s mid-career retrospective at the Barnes Foundation is a testament to her relentless confrontation of the history ...

The ring, discovered by a metal detectorist in the U.K., is estimated to sell for between $19,000 and $23,000 at auction.