Considering how long humans have been on Earth, it’s surprising that we have been scientifically studying our evolution for ...

The Denisovans went extinct around 30,000 years ago. Scientists are just beginning to unravel their genetic legacy.

Humans are everywhere nowadays, but Homo sapiens and our close relatives weren't so widespread in the past. In fact, the ...

You might think our early Homo sapiens ancestors were too busy fending off saber-tooth cats or inventing fire to worry about dating, but turns out, they were pretty social. In fact, about 50,000 ...

Each of these ancient fossils, even if just a small part of a skeleton, represents an identifiable character in the story of humankind.

a species thought to be a direct ancestor of modern humans (Homo sapiens). The three groups of hominins (human-like creatures) belonged to Australopithecus (the group made famous by the "Lucy ...

Maya Kunchur looks at the world of Lord of the Rings from the perspective of an evolutionary biologist ...

Scientific evidence suggests our two species shared a common ancestor. Current evidence from both fossils ... Neanderthals evolved in Europe and Asia while modern humans - our species, Homo sapiens - ...

"How early Homo sapiens came to be buried deep within the ... team to develop unprecedented insights into the dynamics of our ancestors as they dispersed through the ever-changing forest covers ...

Emma Finestone, associate curator at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, will be using a federal grant to continue her ...