Our ancient ancestors died out thousands of years ago, leaving behind nothing but fossils, a few scattered artefacts, and lingering traces in our DNA. For the last 40,000 years, Homo sapiens have been ...

Discover interesting facts about the origin of the human species and what makes us different from our ape cousins.

Scarlett Johansson leads a crew of explorers into uncharted territory — and very familiar blockbuster terrain — in yet ...

When Homo sapiens appeared some 300,000 years ago, at least six other human species already shared the planet. Here, in the studio of paleoartist John Gurche, are model representations of those ...

Neanderthals have long been the subject of intense scientific debate. This is largely because we still lack clear answers to ...

Scientists explore the mystery of Neanderthal extinction. A new theory links their disappearance to the Laschamp event. This ...

In 2010, scientists found the first evidence of another hominin subspecies, known as the Danisovans. Now, they’ve identified ...

Scientists have recovered genetic material from a skull found in northeastern China, which they say reveals the most complete ...

Fifteen years after the discovery of a new type of human, the Denisovan, scientists discovered its DNA in a fossilized skull.

DNA and protein analysis of a 146,000-year-old skull shows for the first time what the face of this species, which occupied ...