A tiny tweak in our brain chemistry may have been the secret weapon that gave Homo sapiens the edge over Neanderthals and ...

If we restrict the use of Homo sapiens in the fossil record to specimens which share a significant number of derived features in the skeleton with extant H. sapiens, the origin of our species would be ...

A new documentary brings early human history to life with a "scientifically accurate" collection of hyper-real 3D models.

The revelations could change the understanding of human evolution, because until now such behaviors only have been associated with larger-brained Homo sapiens and Neanderthals.

In 1929, archaeologists discovered the 140,000-year-old skeleton of a young girl in Skhūl Cave. The researchers believed her ...

Although it is widely understood that Homo sapiens originated in Africa, uncertainty surrounds how branches of human evolution diverged and how people migrated across the continent, said Brenna ...

Archaeologists working at the Tinshemet Cave in Israel believe they’ve discovered one of the world’s oldest human burial ...

The layer containing the Homo sapiens child’s tooth spans 56,800 to 51,700 years ago. In different layers, the scientists discovered eight other teeth that belonged to Neanderthals.

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Scientists have introduced what they believe may be a new ancient human species. The Juluren, or "large head people," are believed to have lived in eastern Asia over 100,000 ...

Homo naledi species, discovered in South Africa, may have buried its dead and carved symbols, studies suggest Research surrounding ancient human cousin could challenge beliefs about evolution of ...