Early human evolution may have been more complex than scientists previously thought, with modern humans evolving from two ...

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 ...

Piecing together the story of Europe’s earliest settlers is a challenge, largely because relevant human fossils are scarce.

Your Neanderthal genes might be the reason you fight infections better- find out how ancient DNA shapes your health!

The intricate cave system perched deep in an isolated stretch of Spanish mountains contained the remains of an ancient and ...

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

Stone tools recently discovered in Ukraine could potentially rewrite history as the oldest evidence of human presence in ...

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

Homo sapiens, the species to which all modern humans belong, evolved in Africa roughly 300,000 years ago. Early Homo sapiens shared the planet with other human species like Neanderthals and Homo ...