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Piecing together the story of Europe’s earliest settlers is a challenge, largely because relevant human fossils are scarce.

Modern humans descended from not one, but at least two ancestral populations that drifted apart and later reconnected, long before modern humans spread across the globe.

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.

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 ...

Cambridge University researchers have uncovered evidence that two distinct populations of ancient hominins, separated for ...

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