Recent work has also revealed that Homo sapiens interbred with three separate Denisovan populations. As a consequence, all ...

A new study reveals that Neanderthals harnessed advanced techniques to create adhesive resin 60,000 years ago.

Archaeologists Discover Neanderthals’ Seaside Cave With 60,000-Year-Old Glue-Making Oven, Stunned by the Construction ...

Scientists discovered a new human species, Homo juluensis, in the Xujiayao site in China that lived 200,000 years ago.

A new study reveals that modern humans, Neanderthals, and other relatives evolved larger brains through gradual changes ...

Modern humans, Neanderthals, and other recent relatives on our human family tree evolved bigger brains much more rapidly than ...

This conclusion builds on previous studies which indicated that the Denisovans probably had narrower mouths than the average modern human. There’s also some evidence to suggest that Neanderthal ...

Lucy may be the best-known prehuman fossil in the world. But other famous fossils have given us important insight into our ...

Scientists have discovered a new human species that went extinct 200,000 years ago which had large heads and immense teeth.

The picture of human evolution has changed repeatedly and dramatically over the past half century, shaped by waves of new ...

Our understanding of human ancestry has changed dramatically since the discovery of Lucy the ancient hominin 50 years ago.