The influence of an unknown population and its impact on intelligence was discovered in our DNA by researchers using a new ...

Early human evolution may have been more complex than scientists previously thought, with modern humans evolving from two ...

Scientists discovered humans descended from two ancient populations, not one. These groups split 1.5 million years ago.

Koch Hall of Human Origins,” which opened 15 years ago. Smithsonian's Human Origins Program. What does it mean to be human ...

While scientists know humans (homo sapiens) emerged in Africa around 300,000 years ago, before this monumental event much of our history has ... hidden chapter' in human evolution spanning ...

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

Cambridge University researchers have uncovered evidence that two distinct populations of ancient hominins, separated for ...

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Sharp stone technology chipped over three million years allowed early humans to exploit animal and plant food resources. But how did the production of stone tools -- called 'knapping' -- start?

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

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

Researchers have uncovered a complete Quina technological system in the Longtan site in southwest China. The discovery challenges the widely held perception that the Middle Paleolithic period was ...