The discovery of a human facial fragment aged over one million years represents the oldest known face in western Europe and confirms the region was inhabited by two species of human during the early ...

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

Animals can learn from each other, maintaining their cultures for long periods of time. What sets people apart may be the ...

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.

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

Explore the origins of human language and its capacity dating back at least 135,000 years, reshaping how we interact.

The skull evolved for protection against blunt force. Modern acceleration and rotational forces expose the brain to new ...

A novel genetic model suggests that the ancestors of modern humans came from two distinct populations that split and reconnected during our evolutionary history.

Stone tools recently discovered in Ukraine could potentially rewrite history as the oldest evidence of human presence in ...

The Humboldt County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) is seeking relatives of human remains discovered in 1998 on Clam Beach near the mouth of Little River. The remains, ...

The discovery of 1.5-million-year-old bone tools in Tanzania suggests early human ancestors had advanced cognitive abilities ...

Lawmakers and campaigners in the United Kingdom are pushing for an end to the display of human remains in museums and the ...