Watch a brief introduction to the groundbreaking David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins, which opened in 2010. The exhibit offers an immersive, interactive journey through 6 million years of scientific evidence for human origins and the stories of survival and extinction in our family tree.
A tiny hominin found on the island of Flores, Indonesia has shaken up the world of paleoanthropology. Human Origins scientist Matt Tocheri explains why.
The amazing story of adaptation and survival in our species, Homo sapiens, is written in the language of our genes, in every cell of our bodies—as well as in the fossil and behavioral evidence. Explore the African origins of modern humans about 200,000 years ago and celebrate our species’ epic journey around the world in this video: “One Species, Living Worldwide".