Ancient encounters between humans and the mysterious Denisovans are still shaping people today. By analyzing genomes from populations across the Pacific, researchers uncovered evidence that the ...

A new Yale-led study provides one of the most detailed and comprehensive analyses to date of genetic variation in human ...

Discover how recent findings challenge our understanding of human evolution! A remarkable 300,000-year-old fossil from ...

In this new series, Human, paleoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi reveals our incredible story across 300,000 years of human evolution and how – with the help of the latest discoveries – we’re learning ...

A tiny set of ancient genetic “switches” may have played a surprisingly large role in making human language possible.

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A groundbreaking study reveals molecular secrets from Homo erectus, suggesting deeper connections in human evolutionary ...

NEW YORK -- Humans and Neanderthals cozied up from time to time when they lived in the same areas tens of thousands of years ago. But we don't know much about who got with whom, or why. A new genetic ...

Scientists retrieved proteins from six teeth unearthed in China that reveal a potential link between Homo erectus and later ...