Few plants are more celebrated in Egyptian mythology than the blue lotus, a stunning water lily that stars in some of ...

Ice cores in freezers, dinosaurs on display, fish in jars, birds in boxes, human remains and ancient artifacts from long gone civilizations that few people ever see museum collections are filled with ...

An analysis of the semicircular canals in Neanderthal ears reveals evidence of a 'bottleneck' event, leading to a reduction ...

The seeds for one of Dr. Ben Furlong’s many post-retirement careers were planted long before he signed off full-time ...

Mr. Kun arrived at Auschwitz, the Nazi killing center in occupied Poland, at the outset of the camp’s deadliest period.

The stories of the first Black scholars to study at Oxford University are being celebrated on a bus tour of the city.

Open-endedness, as a unique human quality, is not just about variety; it reflects the quantum leaps by which our cultures can evolve. To illustrate this peculiarity, consider a hypothetical example ...

There is substantial research showing how important literacy and exposure to language is during the first three years of a ...

Lori V. Quigley, professor and chair of Niagara University’s Ph.D. in leadership and policy program, was among five women ...

Even when the museum is closed, our collection—and the inspirational stories it contains—remains open to you online. Take a look at the Museum as captured by Google Streetview in 2016, including a ...