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Tune into programs about “underground astronauts,” archetype-busting archaeologists and more with the National Museum of Natural History

Smithsonian podcasts delve into the life of Edmonia Lewis, how astronauts sleep, the evolution of the human brain; and drop in on painter Kay WalkingStick

Scientists say examinations of arm and leg fossils discovered in Africa provide new evidence about a species that could be our earliest known ancestor.

New study adds evidence that fossil species from Africa could be earliest known ancestor

A new study adds evidence that a fossil species from Africa could be our earliest known ancestor

NEW YORK (AP) — Twenty years ago, scientists discovered a 7-million-year-old skull that they concluded belonged to a creature who walked upright and was our earliest known ancestor. Not everyone

Roughly two million years ago, simple items like the Kanjera tool sparked a revolution in the way humans lived

The ‘Nifty Fifty (times 4)’, a program of Science Spark, presented by InfoComm International, are a group of 200 noted science and engineering professionals who will fan out across the Washington, D.C. area in the 2014-2015 school year to speak about their work and careers at various middle and high schools. Meet Nifty Fifty Speaker Dr. Briana Pobiner 

New ARCHE Director hopes to build stronger research and teaching relationships locally and globally.

Sophisticated climate models were paired with evidence from the archeological record to reveal where ancient humans may have lived and evolved