Neanderthal babies have always been hard to study, mostly because their remains are so rare. That scarcity has left one of ...

Exceptionally preserved fossils from China reveal that bryozoans were already thriving during the Cambrian explosion.

A backup version of Skylab was displayed when the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum opened 50 years ago. After renovation of the building, the artifact is once more on view in a new gallery ...

The longest documented family tree in the world belongs to the Chinese philosopher Confucius, whose descendants can be traced across more than 80 generations, stretching nearly 3,000 years from his ...