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

Piecing together the story of Europe's earliest settlers is a challenge, largely because relevant human fossils are scarce. On March 12, researchers ...

Piecing together the story of Europe’s earliest settlers is a challenge, largely because relevant human fossils are scarce. On March 12, researchers announced the discovery of a new fossil from the ...

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

At the Atapuerca archaeological site in Burgos, Spain, the oldest human in Western Europe was discovered for the third time, ...

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.

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.

Humans' unique language capacity was present at least 135,000 years ago, according to a survey of genomic evidence. As such, language might have entered social use 100,000 years ago.

Learn about the new proposal for the origins of modern humans, suggesting that our species is a genetic combination of two ...

A new study reveals that a mysterious human ancestors contributed 20% of modern human genes, potentially enhancing brain ...

Explore the origins of human language and its capacity dating back at least 135,000 years, reshaping how we interact.

New genetic research suggests that humans first developed language around 135,000 years ago when populations began ...