Compared to other cultures around the world, Americans are big stoners. About 40 percent of Americans say they've tried marijuana at some point in their lifetimes, a large survey found. That rate was ...

PHILADELPHIA — If Pygmies are known for one trait, it is their short stature: Pygmy men stand just 4'11" on average. But the reason why these groups are so short and neighboring groups are not remains ...

Pygmy women in tattered sarongs squatted around several fires as they warmed water and cooked cassava. Most of the men were uncoiling large nets near the huts. About 100 Pygmies lived there. Through ...

This circa 1915 photo from the American Museum journal shows a group of Pygmy men from Nala (Haut-Uele, northeastern Congo) posing with bows and arrows. (American Museum of Natural History via ...