Recent research provides compelling evidence that Middle Paleolithic peoples created deliberate patterns on stone artifacts ...

Many songs follow the same chord patterns. And would we still consider human sculptures art if we discovered much about the motivation to build them could be explained by evolution? I wager we would.

Some philosophers believe that creating art requires intention —for example, a sculptor will mold clay with the intention of ...

Koch Hall of Human Origins,” which opened 15 years ago. Smithsonian's Human Origins Program. What does it mean to be human ...

Curated by Zairong Xiang, “How to be Happy Together?” draws inspiration from Wong Kar-wai’s 1997 queer classic, Happy Together. Featuring more than 20 artists, including Ren Hang and Nadim ...

Did you know that Mumbai’s Sir JJ School of Art, Architecture and Design introduced classes in nude painting as a formal part of art education in India? This came in the 1920s as part of the Bombay ...

This is an extract from Our Human Story, our newsletter about the revolution in archaeology. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every month. Let’s talk about the biggest coincidence in human ...

Would you buy a white painting with three white lines for $200,000? Hard to imagine yet that is exactly what happens in Yasmina Reza’s internationally praised play “Art.” What begins as a ...

If Homo sapiens sapiens emerged from Africa’s savannas through the quiet perseverance of nature, Homo sapiens artificialis is destined to crawl out of India’s chaotic, clanging socio-economic ...

freedom and benefits. So human rights limit the state’s power. These may be in the form of negative restrictions, on the powers of the State, from violating the inalienable freedoms of the individuals ...