A groundbreaking study implicates a specific gene in the evolution of human speech, highlighting its uniqueness to Homo ...

An international team of archaeologists, ethnologists and historians has uncovered the oldest-known evidence of stone blade ...

The study reveals that Neanderthals possessed a very rare type of Rh factor, distinct from that of Denisovans and early Homo sapiens, which could have been fatal to their newborns. Stéphane ...

The origins of human language remain mysterious. Are we the only animals truly capable of complex speech? Are Homo sapiens ...

A new study links a particular gene to the ancient origins of spoken language in humans. When put in mice, it changed the way ...

From the beginning of time to the origins of life, our "when" special series tackles the timing of crucial events and the ...

Research using new methods for examining and analyzing human fossils reveals previously unknown facets of prehistoric man. The results demonstrate the central role that food plays in the ...

A 1.4 million-year-old fossil jaw belongs to a previously unknown human relative from southern Africa, a new study finds. The ...