Your Neanderthal genes might be the reason you fight infections better- find out how ancient DNA shapes your health!

A new study reveals that a mysterious human ancestors contributed 20% of modern human genes, potentially enhancing brain ...

Compared to the Neanderthal DNA contribution—about 2% of the genome of modern ... A model of the face of an adult female Homo erectus, one of the first truly human ancestors of modern man, on display ...

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

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

Modern humans descended from not one, but at least two ancestral populations that drifted apart and later reconnected, long ...

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

A team from the University of Cambridge has found that modern humans descended from not one, but at least two ancestral populations.

Learn about the new proposal for the origins of modern humans, suggesting that our species is a genetic combination of two ...

Genes from the minority population, particularly those related to brain function, may have played a crucial role in human evolution, says Trevor Cousins.