A stunning discovery in China is shaking up what we thought we knew about human evolution. Scientists have uncovered a ...

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

Modern humans descended from not one, but at least two ancestral populations that drifted apart and later reconnected, long ...

Cradle of Filth frontman Dani Filth is a horror enthusiast and, here, he shares his five favorite stories by H.P. Lovecraft.

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

"Our history is far richer and more complex than we imagined," said human evolutionary geneticist Aylwyn Scally.

After four failed attempts, scientists have at last dated the skeleton of a possible human-Neanderthal hybrid found in ...

In a bipartisan letter to U.S. Department of Interior, 19 lawmakers asked the agency to halt a plan to kill 450,000 barred ...

Modern life makes us tired, right? But research from societies in Africa and South America suggests people in the ancient ...

New Insights Into the Denisovans: New Hominin Group That Interbred With Modern Day Humans Nov. 8, 2024 — Scientists believe individuals of the most recently discovered 'hominin' group (the ...

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

For decades, the predominant view of human evolution held that Homo sapiens emerged in Africa between 200,000 and 300,000 ...