Genomic analysis of ancient and modern human DNA has exposed a striking pattern in how Neanderthal genes entered the human ...

Artistic representations of ancient humans often show large men with bulging muscles – but our ancestors were actually ...

In Wonderwerk Cave in South Africa, burned bones were found in a dirt layer associated with Homo erectus. The inhabitants probably hadn't mastered fire-making, but researchers say they may have moved ...

Tens of thousands of years ago, Homo sapiens coexisted with Neanderthals, Homo neanderthalensis. Many of us living today ...

The uvula is nearly unique to humans among mammals. An evolutionary biologist unpacks competing theories for why we evolved ...

Instead of hunting big game or wielding fire, the hobbit-like hominin Homo floresiensis likely scavenged leftovers of prey ...

The excavation of a cave in southern Türkiye revealed evidence of shared technologies, survival strategies, and even symbolic ...