How did the earliest members of the modern human species get here? Who did we evolve from? How did we live? Where did we live ...

About 41,000 years ago, Homo sapiens may have survived increased solar radiation caused by a weakening magnetic field by ...

Ancient Homo sapiens may have benefited from sunscreen, tailored clothes and the use of caves during the shifting of the ...

A new study suggests the extinction of Neanderthals nearly coincided with a shift in Earth's magnetic field that let more ...

Less good is the fact that Neanderthal DNA can leave individuals predisposed to developing skin lesions called keratoses, ...

Additionally, ancient humans may have ramped up their use of ochre. This naturally occurring pigment is composed of iron ...

An ancient jawbone discovered in Taiwan belonged to an enigmatic group of early human ancestors called Denisovans, scientists ...

Ancient homo sapiens may have benefitted from mineral-based sun protection, living in caves and even tailored clothing.

A new explanation has emerged for why Homo sapiens survived in Europe and North Asia when the apparently better-adapted ...

Who was the last common ancestor of Neanderthals and us modern humans? The last common ancestor of both the Homo sapiens and ...

Yuval Noah Harari’s books illuminate history, technology, and society with bold and interesting insights. A compelling ...

Relatively little is known about Denisovans, an extinct group of human cousins that interacted with Neanderthals and our own species, Homo sapiens. "Denisovan fossils are very scarce," with only a ...