The Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History is opening a new permanent exhibit exploring human evolution over 6 million years. The nearly $21 million Hall of Human Origins opens Wednesday. It will include more than 285 fossils and artifacts, including the only Neanderthal skeleton in the ...

A zoo in northeastern China has been shut after a spate of Siberian tiger deaths as reports Wednesday said dozens of the dead animals may have been used to make a virility tonic. China's forestry ministry has ordered the zoo in the city of Shenyang to suspend operations and urged the local government to step up a probe into ...

The gold-medal puck is going to the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto, after a brief detour to Switzerland. Sidney Crosby scored the winning goal for Canada with the puck in the 3-2 overtime thriller against the United States in the Olympic final ...

A Brazilian artist launched a subversive protest against the popular "CowParade" travelling art exhibit, which he deemed an affront to his country's homegrown art scene. The popular CowParade urban art display brings dozens of brightly-coloured life-sized resin cows to cities around the world, installing them in public spaces. The exhibit is now on display in Sao Paulo, with individually ...