The asteroid's neck, or "collum," — which joins the two lobes — has been named Windover. The name comes from the Windover ...

Shamahi charts humanity's evolutionary odyssey. We sat down with her to discuss the path of our species out of Africa to ...

An 1844 religiously inspired songbook that uses shape notes to help people read music got a major update recently and it ...

The IAU (International Astronomical Union), an international non-governmental research organization and global naming authority for celestial objects ...

WASHINGTON >> Bipedal locomotion — walking upright on two legs — is a fundamental trait underpinning humankind’s success. Scientists have now identified two innovations that occurred long ago in the ...

Katharine, the Duchess of Kent has died, Buckingham Palace confirmed in a statement Friday. She was 92 years old. Born Katharine Lucy Mary Worsley, the Duchess of Kent "passed away peacefully last ...

Katharine, Duchess of Kent, who became a music teacher after stepping back from royal duties, has died aged 92 at Kensington Palace.

Arlington's oldest elementary school is celebrating its 100th anniversary on Friday with student-centered activities and a community picnic. Festivities at Barcroft Elementary School will include a hu ...

The oldest fossilized pelvis in the human lineage, discovered in Ethiopia ... The celebrated fossil called "Lucy," dating to about 3.2 million years ago from Ethiopia and representing a species called ...

Long before photography or portraits, the human face was captured in a way that survived thousands of years. This video reveals what scientists discovered, how it was preserved, and why it may be the ...

In a new study published in the journal l'Anthropologie, scientists have identified the earliest-known example of human interbreeding with Neanderthals. It offers stunning new insight into the ancient ...