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

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

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

Scientists have revealed a hidden chapter in human evolution, showing our origins trace back to the interbreeding of two ...

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

Compared to the Neanderthal DNA contribution—about 2% of the genome of modern ... A model of the face of an adult female Homo erectus, one of the first truly human ancestors of modern man, on display ...

"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 ...

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

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

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