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

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

Stone tools are considered the first form of technology devised by ancient humans – but they might not have been invented ...

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

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.

Humans' unique language capacity was present at least 135,000 years ago, according to a survey of genomic evidence. As such, language might have entered social use 100,000 years ago.

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 ...