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

So when did the first modern humans reach each of the seven continents? Out of Africa. The accepted ideas about human ...

These prehistoric beings were far removed from the modern humans that would come to dominate the planet. Early hominids, like ...

When the first modern humans arose in East Africa sometime between 200,000 and 300,000 years ago, the world was very different compared to today.

CASE FILE: Search for the First Human THE SCENE: Tugen Hills, Kenya; Paris, ... they could be the blueprint for the first generation of the species that ultimately evolved into modern humans.

A broken molar and some sophisticated stone pointed tools suggest that Europe’s first known humans may have been living on the continent 54,000 years ago. The findings are detailed in a study ...

Modern humans were estimated to first appear between 42,653 and 42,269 years ago—suggesting a co-existence of 1,400 to 2,900 years. Djakovic said: ...

A new DNA model suggests humans didn't reach Australia until 50,000 years ago, but archaeological data disagrees.

Some 300,000 years ago, Homo sapiens split off from a long line of human-ish primates to become the first fully human species, with abilities and ingenuity unrivaled in Earth’s history. But back then, ...

Before modern humans settled definitively in Europe, other human populations left Africa for Europe beginning approximately 60,000 years ago, albeit without settling for the long term. This was ...

This modern human→Neanderthal DNA shows up in the populations that left Africa, as well. But it only accounts for about 10 percent of the DNA they share with Neanderthals.