Learn why scientists say it’s a rare case of animals exploiting their glow for visual signaling.

Biofluorescence is widespread in birds-of-paradise, a group of tropical birds famous for their spectacular courtship dances.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Early humans were regularly using animal bones to make cutting tools 1.5 ... a paleoanthropologist at the American Museum of Natural History, who was not involved in the research.

A new book highlights the beautiful work of Jay Matternes, an accomplished artist who drew everything from mammoths to early humans ...

Inspired by naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace’s visit nearly two centuries ago, an isolated Indigenous community in Brazil ...

Some of the objects on view are being showcased for the very first time. Amid the hustle and bustle of Chelsea, where moving ...

WASHINGTON — Early humans were regularly using animal bones to make cutting ... a paleoanthropologist at the American Museum of Natural History, who was not involved in the research.

Thanks to staff efforts and funding from local benefactors, the district is working toward making museum visits positive and ...

One of the most profound questions about human history is when language, as we know it, first emerged. A new analysis of genetic studies proposes that the cognitive capacity for language was already ...