Here’s why some people say they hear cracking and popping from an atmospheric event that shouldn’t be able to produce any ...

There’s an argument rumbling about why our ancestors evolved language. And surprisingly, one of the possible explanations has ...

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

Scientists have found genetic evidence of an ancient group of people in Colombia with no modern-day descendants. It’s as if ...

These lines in the mud are now pushing scientists to rethink the origin story of the Americas. In 2021, a first analysis of these footprints found that they were between 21,000 and 23,000 years old.

When piecing together the cultural practices of ancient humans, traditional archaeologists rely on clues from artifacts such ...

East Asian Paleolithic voyagers may have used dugout canoes to cross one of the strongest currents in the world.

A Denisovan skull has been identified for the first time. The find was based on proteins and calcified dental plaque ...

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

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

Humans are the only animal that lives in virtually every possible environment, from rainforests to deserts to tundra ...

Ancient Humans Nearly Went Extinct With Only 1,280 People Left, Study Finds Almost 99 per cent of our human ancestors were lost 900,000 years ago, according to a study.