The idea that modern humans inherited DNA from Neanderthal ancestors is one of the 21st century’s most celebrated discoveries ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising new picture of human origins that challenges the long-held idea of a single ancestral ...

A skull fragment discovered over fifty years ago on the banks of the Elbe River in Germany has finally yielded its secrets. Long considered by some researchers to be a rare Neanderthal-modern human ...

Neil deGrasse Tyson, the famed astrophysicist, has always emphasized the importance of reading to expand one's mind ...

New 3D analysis of a German skull clears up decades of confusion, placing this human firmly in the modern family tree.

Scientists have uncovered surprising clues hidden deep in human DNA, and the findings are forcing experts to rethink a ...

The first published research from Tinshemet Cave is quietly reshaping how scientists look at the relationship between ...

A growing number of discoveries are reshaping long-held ideas about human evolution, from unexpectedly early stone tools to ...

The evolutionary case for eating meat is etched into human anatomy — but so is the case against it. The science deserves more ...

The first-ever published research on Tinshemet Cave reveals that Neanderthals and Homo sapiens in the mid-Middle Paleolithic Levant not only coexisted but actively interacted, sharing technology, ...

While dogs and cats are genetically unrelated, breeding for certain features is making some dog and cat breeds look more and ...

Data from more than 15,000 ancient people reveal natural selection of hundreds of genes linked to immunity, skin tone, ...