Genome-level research suggests early Homo sapiens may have begun using language around 135,000 years ago. While all human ...

The genetic hardware that gave rise to humanity’s unique language capabilities first emerged at least 135,000 years ago, when ...

Until now, at least 14 different species have been assigned to the genus Homo since it emerged in Ethiopia some 2.8 million ...

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

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.

This week, we reported on the difficulty humans experience trying to read their dogs' emotions. Researchers reported that ...

Early humans may have started using language for communication over 100,000 years ago, a new review of genomic data shows.

“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 ...

Our species, Homo sapiens, is about 230,000 years old. Estimates of when language originated vary widely, based on different forms of evidence, from fossils to cultural artifacts.