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.

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

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

Modern humans originated from at least two ancestral populations that diverged and later reunited before spreading across the ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

A new book offers a fascinating journey from insects to apes and a forceful rebuttal to bigotry showing what the incredible ...