The idea that modern humans inherited DNA from Neanderthal ancestors is one of the 21st century’s most celebrated discoveries ...

The latest research on a Neanderthal infant from Amud Cave in Israel is giving a clearer picture of how different early ...

The terms hominid and hominin are often used interchangeably, but they do not mean the same thing. Hominids include all great ...

The first published research from Tinshemet Cave is quietly reshaping how scientists look at the relationship between ...

There’s a theory that many of us have an “inner Neanderthal.” The idea is that Homo sapiens and a cousin species once bred, ...

Data from more than 15,000 ancient people reveal natural selection of hundreds of genes linked to immunity, skin tone, ...

The Ethiopian government on Tuesday announced the discovery of ancient Homo sapiens fossils and stone tools dating back about 100,000 years, which it said provides "important new insights" into human ...

In 2026, the cumulative number of international Chinese language learners and users exceeds an impressive 210 million, and ...

A decline in ancient megafauna in the Middle East coincided with a shift towards smaller, lighter toolkits in the ...

Because grandmothers helped out, we, as an entire species, grew to live longer and longer and developed our big brains, tiny ...

Ryan Bridge shares his thoughts on the Harvard research on natural selection and human evolution, and way the red hair gene ...