Stunning discoveries and fresh breakthroughs in DNA analysis are changing our understanding of our own evolution and offering ...

Stunning discoveries and fresh breakthroughs in DNA analysis are changing our understanding of our own evolution and offering ...

Witness the incredible journey of our species! From simple beginnings to the sophisticated beings we are today, human ...

Learn how interbreeding with Neanderthals may have bolstered our immune systems.

Scientists have reconstructed the face of a long-lost human ancestor who may have played a crucial role in our evolution.

While new studies have reinforced the idea of Neanderthal and Homo sapiens admixture in Europe, the picture in South Asia ...

Upon reaching Europe, Homo sapiens encountered Neanderthals. Homo sapiens also successfully populated India. The eruption of Mount Toba in Southeast Asia, a supervolcanic event that occurred 74,000 ...

Three-million-year-old tools found in Kenya reveal early humans' ability to cut food, butcher meat, and adapt to new diets.

Research on human evolution is advancing at a furious speed. Scholarly papers are being published constantly in scientific ...

Lucy, an early human ancestor, could run upright but much slower than modern humans. New simulations show that muscle and ...