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

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

The human face is strikingly distinct from our fossil cousins and ancestors—most notably, it is significantly smaller, and ...

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.

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

Neanderthals and Homo sapiens shared technology and customs in the Levant, shaping early human culture through cooperation.

Dec. 12, 2024 — Few genomes have been sequenced from early modern humans, who first arrived in Europe ... A Long Childhood Is the Prelude to the Evolution of a Large Brain Nov. 14, 2024 ...

Remarkable new fossils from Swartkrans Cave reveal that a prehistoric relative of humans was also extremely small and ...

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 ...

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

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