Early human evolution may have been more complex than scientists previously thought, with modern humans evolving from two ...

A new study reveals that a mysterious human ancestors contributed 20% of modern human genes, potentially enhancing brain ...

Scientists discovered humans descended from two ancient populations, not one. These groups split 1.5 million years ago.

Scientists have uncovered evidence that modern humans emerged from two long-separated ancestral groups, not just one. This ...

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

Your Neanderthal genes might be the reason you fight infections better- find out how ancient DNA shapes your health!

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

Utilizing sophisticated analyses grounded in complete genome sequences, researchers at the University of Cambridge have ...

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.

Until now, at least 14 different species have been assigned to the genus Homo since it emerged in Ethiopia some 2.8 million ...

The newly discovered bone tools, which consist of 27 deliberately split and chipped large mammal long bones, were recovered ...