Across the globe, a race is under way to crack some of the last mysterious forms of writing that have never been translated.

Scholastic is launching the latest title in its multi-platform series the 39 Clues with some extra multimedia muscle. The publisher is teaming with the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American ...

This year is the 20 th anniversary of sequencing the human genome. In honor of this event, a research team led by Prof. FU Qiaomei from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology ...

Exhibition details China's earliest-known writing system in display of precious archaeological artifacts, Wang Ru and Shi Baoyin report. During an international academic seminar in 1989 commemorating ...

According to curator Zhang, in archaeological studies, the emphasis is often placed on preserving cultural relics at their original sites. "Context is crucial; displaying the same artifacts in ...

Bestselling "39 Clues" author David Baldacci takes students on a field trip to the National Museum of American History. Through this webcast, students will meet renowned museum curators, go behind the ...