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 ...

Humans stand apart from many other primates by taking more time to mature, relying on a supportive network during a long ...

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

Extended stays in space like that of Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, the 'stranded' astronauts at the International Space Station for nine months, are very valuable for devising systems to protect ...

The team suspects the specimens belonged to Homo erectus, a species well-known from fossils found in Africa and Asia but ...

The oldest in Western Europe, this fractured skull has introduced a series of new questions about early humanity.

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

New genetic research suggests that humans first developed language around 135,000 years ago when populations began ...

The first-ever published research on Tinshemet Cave reveals that Neanderthals and Homo sapiens in the mid-Middle Paleolithic ...

Borja, Spain’s Ecce Homo, a famously botched restoration of a painting of Christ by an octogenarian, has held the crown of ...

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.