Discover interesting facts about the origin of the human species and what makes us different from our ape cousins.

Archaeologists have spent the past 60 years trying to understand where the skull fits in human evolution, and it seems there ...

However, by examining the protein sequences retrieved from the four Swartkrans teeth, the study authors were able to confidently identify two male and two female individuals. Notably, one of the ...

Fossils show Homo erectus hunted river turtles and large mammals Cultural exchange with Neanderthals may have shaped their behavior Sundaland’s lost plains reveal a once-thriving Homo erectus habitat ...

Scientists discovered a Homo erectus skull in the Madura Strait. The skull was buried under silt and sand around 140,000 years ago. Findings were published in the journal Quaternary Environments ...

This work adds to a growing body of research examining how small Neanderthal DNA segments may continue to shape modern biology. Previous studies have explored Neanderthal gene influences on immune ...

Contribution from the Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Concordia University, Montreal, ...

A new “DNA atlas” of Ireland is revealing some of the surprising ways historic kingdoms have influenced populations on the island—and it offers the first genetic evidence that Vikings ...

This is the first discovery of ancient human fossils between the islands of Indonesia. The bones belong to Homo erectus – the longest surviving of all our human relatives. Until now, the only evidence ...

A recent discovery stemming from a massive construction project reveals evidence of a previously unknown group of Homo erectus that lived off the coast of Java, Indonesia, 140,000 years ago.

Fossils discovered beneath the Madura Strait in Indonesia reveal a previously unknown population of Homo erectus inhabiting the submerged Sundaland region. The findings, including over 6,000 ...