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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Bernice Johnson Reagon, a musician and scholar who used her rich, powerful contralto voice in the service of the American Civil Rights Movement and human rights struggles around the world, died on July 16, according to her daughter’s social media post. She described Reagon as someone “whose divine energy and intellect and talent all intersect in such …

Is it ever ethical for museums to display human remains?

Is it ever ethical for museums to display human remains? When the Human Remains Working Group of the German Museums Association drew up its first guidelines in 2013, "for our recommendations, it really didn't matter if a person died 100 years ago or 1,000 years ago", says ethnologist Wiebke Ahrndt, the chair of the working group. Getty Images Like many …

Science paints a new picture of the ancient past, when we mixed and mated with other kinds of humans

What does it mean to be human? “A different way to be human.” What’s more, humans had close — even intimate — interactions with some of these other groups, including Neanderthals, Denisovans and “ghost populations” we only know from DNA. Archaeologist John Shea of New York’s Stony Brook University said he used to think of Neanderthals and H. sapiens as …

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As Zoos Cautiously Reopen, Humans Are Excited, Big Cats Seem Ambivalent

As Zoos Cautiously Reopen, Humans Are Excited, Big Cats Seem Ambivalent Enlarge this image toggle caption Mehgan Murphy/Smithsonian's National Zoo Mehgan Murphy/Smithsonian's National Zoo The pandas in D.C., the grizzlies in Oakland, the gorillas in the Bronx are all getting reacquainted with human visitors. Sponsor Message "That bellow we usually hear when the female tiger is cycling, when she's in …