Why are so many statues naked? An art historian explains this tradition’s ancient roots

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.com. Why are so many statues naked? – Artie, age 12, ...

Watch ‘The Secret Agent’ Director Kleber Mendonça Filho Tell Guillermo del Toro the Story Behind the Film’s Hairy Leg

There’s a tangle of peculiar storylines on the periphery of Kleber Mendonça Filho’s “The Secret Agent,” but maybe none as ...
Scientific American

Face of ancient human ancestor ‘Little Foot’ reconstructed for the first time

Little Foot” is the most complete Australopithecus fossil ever found. And now we finally have an idea of what this group of ...