Humans are the only animal that lives in virtually every possible environment, from rainforests to deserts to tundra.This ...

Scientists have recovered genetic material from a skull found in northeastern China, which they say reveals the most complete ...

How did Homo sapiens manage to leave Africa around 50,000 years ago, when earlier treks out of the continent had ended in ...

Fifteen years after the discovery of a new type of human, the Denisovan, scientists discovered its DNA in a fossilized skull.

About 70,000 years ago in Africa, humans expanded into more extreme environments, a new study finds, setting the stage for our global migration.

Small bands of Homo sapiens made a few failed forays leaving our home continent before the species finally managed to launch ...

We like to draw a line between humans and animals, a clear divide built on memory, empathy, and invention. But that line ...

Research data suggests humans may have nearly gone extinct almost 1 million years ago, but scientists aren't sure why.

Before the ‘Out of Africa’ migration that led humans into Eurasia and beyond, new research shows that humans expanded their ...

Humpback whales may be communicating with humans in a playful way, according to researchers who have been studying the marine ...