Scientists have uncovered evidence that modern humans emerged from two long-separated ancestral groups, not just one. This ...

A new study reveals that a mysterious human ancestors contributed 20% of modern human genes, potentially enhancing brain ...

Until now, at least 14 different species have been assigned to the genus Homo since it emerged in Ethiopia some 2.8 million ...

DNA recovered from archaeological remains of ancient humans who lived in what is now Tunisia and northeastern Algeria reveals ...

Ancient humans managed to live on the Tibetan plateau, the highest plateau on Earth, during the coldest period of the past 2.5 million years, demonstrating their resilience and adaptability.

Cambridge University researchers have uncovered evidence that two distinct populations of ancient hominins, separated for ...

Modern humans descended from not one, but at least two ancestral populations that drifted apart and later reconnected, long before modern humans spread across the globe.

R esearchers uncovered evidence that ancient humans survived on the Tibetan Plateau during the coldest period of the past 2.5 million years, demonstrating their resilience and ada ...

A newly excavated cave in Israel holds burials and artifacts suggesting that multiple human species commingled and shared ...

Bone fragments discovered in Spanish cave are putting a face to the earliest ancient humans to arrive in Western Europe, more ...