For decades, the predominant view of human evolution held that Homo sapiens emerged in Africa between 200,000 and 300,000 ...

Learn about the new proposal for the origins of modern humans, suggesting that our species is a genetic combination of two ...

Recent research from The Rockefeller University suggests a unique mutation in the NOVA1 gene, specific to humans, played a ...

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

"Our history is far richer and more complex than we imagined," said human evolutionary geneticist Aylwyn Scally.

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.

A novel genetic model suggests that the ancestors of modern humans came from two distinct populations that split and reconnected during our evolutionary history.

(that’s us) did not descend from a neat, single lineage. Instead, modern humans can link their heritage back to at least two ...

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.Using advanced analysis based o ...

Researchers say they may have finally discovered the key genetic change that enabled all of modern human speech.

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