Tsantsas, or shrunken human heads, remind us of how museums have often been founded on a violent trade in indigenous culture.

Language is the cognitive faculty that separates humans from other animals, but interjections have often been equated with the primitive cries of animals.

In Spain, peñas (male recreation associations) control the safety of the annual Running of the Bulls and are responsible for much of the rowdy behavior.

Happy Birthday, Mildred J. Hill! How the early childhood educator's humble song "Happy Birthday To You" became a worldwide institution.

A new fossil human ancestor has made its way into the media spotlight, and it’s causing quite a ...

Recent findings narrow the period in which both Neanderthals and modern humans existed together.