How different are we from Neanderthals? The answer is “not as much as we used to think”. Or, to put it another way, the more we learn about this group of archaic humans, the more similarities ...

Ancient DNA is telling us more and more about humans and environments long past. Could it also help rescue the future?

Researchers say they have identified a new species of ancient hominin, Homo juluensis, that could help solve another big mystery of human evolution. Their proposal is sparking debate in the scientific ...

75,000-Year-Old Female Neanderthal from Cave Where Species ... Genetic Variant Identified That Shaped the Human Skull Base Apr. 17, 2024 — Researchers have identified a variant in the gene ...

New study shows Middle Paleolithic people intentionally decorated stone tools, offering evidence that abstract thinking began ...

Its large, low and wide shape was completely distinct from the skulls of other known hominin species such as Neanderthals or Homo erectus, and different from the globe-shaped skulls of Homo ...