Bones dating back 25,000 years suggest that humans lived in extremely icy conditions in Tibet, which were previously thought ...

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.

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

Koch Hall of Human Origins,” which opened 15 years ago. Smithsonian's Human Origins Program. What does it mean to be human ...

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

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.

R esearchers uncovered evidence that ancient humans survived on the Tibetan Plateau during the coldest period of the past 2.5 million years, demonstrating their resilience and ada ...

Scientists have unearthed in Spain fossilized facial bones roughly 1.1 million to 1.4 million years old that may represent a ...

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