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 ...

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

Recent fossil analysis is reshaping our understanding of Neanderthal origins, questioning long-held assumptions about their ...

The oldest in Western Europe, this fractured skull has introduced a series of new questions about early humanity.

After four failed attempts, scientists have at last dated the skeleton of a possible human-Neanderthal hybrid found in ...

A groundbreaking discovery reveals Homo sapiens descended from two ancestral groups, not one. This complex origin story ...

New study challenges the theory that Neanderthals originated after an evolutionary event that implied the loss of part of ...

12, 2024 — Neanderthal genes make up 1-2% of the genomes of non-Africans. Scientists analyzed the lengths of regions of Neanderthal DNA in 58 ancient Eurasian genomes of early modern humans and ...

Astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are on their way back to Earth, with a splashdown off Florida coast expected late this afternoon.

Genes from the minority population, particularly those related to brain function, may have played a crucial role in human evolution, says Trevor Cousins.