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 Europe.

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, ...

This date serves as a “lower boundary” for when language capacity must have emerged. But since Homo sapiens is at least ...

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

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A new book offers a fascinating journey from insects to apes and a forceful rebuttal to bigotry showing what the incredible ...