From cave paintings to DNA discoveries, scientists are constantly coming across new clues about their intelligence, culture, ...

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

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.

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

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

An analysis of the semicircular canals in Neanderthal ears reveals evidence of a 'bottleneck' event, leading to a reduction ...

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

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

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.

Researchers say they may have finally discovered the key genetic change that enabled all of modern human speech.

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