The influence of an unknown population and its impact on intelligence was discovered in our DNA by researchers using a new ...

Scientists have long debated how modern humans evolved. For decades, most researchers agreed that Homo sapiens came from one ...

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

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

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

Scientists discovered humans descended from two ancient populations, not one. These groups split 1.5 million years ago.

Researchers developed an algorithm that maps human genetic diversity and ancestry to better understand population history.

There are some 7,000 identified languages spoken globally, and researchers say they all have a common origin back when early human groups started spreading across the world. The capacity to talk ...

Investigators used DNA to identify a human skull and other bones found in the woods by three high schoolers last month, ...