Your Neanderthal genes might be the reason you fight infections better- find out how ancient DNA shapes your health!

An analysis of the semicircular canals in Neanderthal ears reveals evidence of a 'bottleneck' event, leading to a reduction ...

At the underwater archaeology site of Gran Carro di Bolsena in Aiola, Italy, divers found an ancient clay figurine pegged to ...

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

Modern humans descended from not one, but at least two ancestral populations that drifted apart and later reconnected, long before modern humans spread across the globe.

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

THE DISCOVERY A small excavation, just two square meters. And from the deepest layers, prehistoric human bones began to ...

Scientists have revealed a hidden chapter in human evolution, showing our origins trace back to the interbreeding of two ...

Utilizing sophisticated analyses grounded in complete genome sequences, researchers at the University of Cambridge have ...

“Out of Africa” has some plausible ideas, namely that Homo erectus advanced and went into colder climates and became Homo heidelbergensis, which led linearly to modern humanity. However, that requires ...

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