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

Scientists have uncovered evidence that modern humans emerged from two long-separated ancestral groups, not just one. This ...

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

The fossils — which may date back to 1.4 million years — were nicknamed “Pink” in honor of iconic rock band Pink Floyd.

The prehistoric facial bones were found buried in 50 feet of mud and silt, and are believed to be 1.1 to 1.4 million years ...

“I think the key finding is that we are documenting for the first time a hominin population that we did not know we had in ...

One of the most profound questions about human history is when language, as we know it, first emerged. A new analysis of ...

Modern humans descended from not one, but at least two ancestral populations that drifted apart and later reconnected, long before modern humans spread across the globe.

The Spanish team says the latest remains are more primitive than Homo antecessor but bear a resemblance to Homo erectus.

The discovery is particularly important as it places the arrival of the first populations in Europe before the 'Homo ...

Utilizing sophisticated analyses grounded in complete genome sequences, researchers at the University of Cambridge have ...

Researchers in Spain have discovered pieces of a fossilized face belonging to an ancient human ancestor. The fragments cannot ...