Trace the remarkable origin story of Homo sapiens and the crucial moments that shaped our species. Where did humans come from, and what makes us unique? Discover the remarkable origins of Homo sapiens ...

Homo erectus was the longest-living human species in history, thriving for nearly 2 million years. From Africa to Asia, they ...

The amazing story of adaptation and survival in our species, Homo sapiens, is written in the language of our genes, in every cell of our bodies—as well as in the fossil and behavioral evidence.

At the heart of scientific questions about the origins of humanity lie questions of human nature. Are Homo sapiens intrinsically lovers or fighters, predators or prey, lucky survivors or inevitable ...

Almost 2 million years ago, a young ancient human died beside a spring near a lake in what is now Tanzania, in eastern Africa ...

Digital reconstruction of a crushed skull from an ancient human relative could rewrite the timeline of human evolution, researchers said. A cranium dubbed Yunxian 2 was found in the Yunxian region of ...

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It's hard to imagine a world where Homo sapiens could have gotten very far without hands. Over thousands of years, our species has been heavily reliant on palms and fingers to accomplish a wide ...

Anthropologist Christopher Bae has recently suggested we add two new species of ancient human to our family tree. The plans ...

A long time ago, on the island of Flores in Indonesia, there lived strange, small-statured humans who dwelled among giant storks and shrunken elephants. But after two decades of research, and no small ...

A crushed ancient skull may hold clues to the origins of ancient humans. Digital reconstruction of a crushed skull from an ancient human relative could rewrite the timeline of human evolution, ...