A new DNA model suggests humans didn't reach Australia until 50,000 years ago, but archaeological data disagrees.

MailOnline has asked the experts what the world might look like if the Neanderthals and Denisovans hadn't gone extinct.

People with Chiari malformations have a skull shape similar to Neanderthals, suggesting that the condition may be caused by ...

India’s complex ancestry—intertwined with Iranian farmers, Steppe herders, and local hunter-gatherers—has now been decoded through genomic data from 2,762 people. The study uncovers surprising levels ...

For the past 40,000 years, Homo sapiens have been the only human species on Earth. Our ancestors, including the Neanderthals ...

The future of many South Australian oyster farms are in limbo, due to the widespread algal bloom on the coast. Winter storms and cooler temperatures have failed to break up the toxic outbreak, which ...

The oldest known Egyptian DNA sample, from a man who lived between 4,500 to 4,800 years ago, offers new insights into the ...

Scientists have for the first time sequenced the most complete and oldest ancient Egyptian genome ever found—unlocking new ...

These human species interbred widely during the periods they overlapped, and many modern humans carry at least some Neanderthal and Denisovan DNA. If these species hadn't vanished, they might have ...

Denisova Cave yielded more fossils with their DNA. These included a bone from a girl who had a Denisovan father and a Neanderthal mother—the only first-generation hybrid hominin ever discovered.

Scientists sequenced the genomes of 2,762 individuals across India, revealing the country’s unique ancestral makeup and a ...