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.

The climate and early human societies were changing quickly during the fall of our closest evolutionary relative—and are big ...

The new approach to radiocarbon dating could soon be applied to other Paleolithic human sites, improving our understanding of ...

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 ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have dated the skeleton of an ancient child that caused a stir when it was first discovered ...