Human evolution involved repeated branching rather than one species simply transforming into the next. Earlier primates ...

Paranthropus was a strange prehistoric hominin that lived alongside early human ancestors across Africa for nearly two ...

Scientists uncovered DNA from two mysterious human ancestors hidden in modern genomes, revealing new clues about our ...

The oldest known engravings consist of zigzag patterns and parallel lines, carved into freshwater mussel shells at Trinil on ...

Take a walk in London's Trafalgar Square this summer, and people of all body sizes—some tall, some short—will be wilting in the heat: a real mix of sizes.

Ancient genomes reveal two unknown human groups, including a 'ghost' lineage that split off 800,000 years ago.

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The large Harbin skull from China has been linked to Denisovans through DNA and ancient proteins. Fu et al. (2025) Take a walk in London’s Trafalgar Square this summer and wilting under the heat will ...

People worldwide carry DNA from a mysterious extinct human lineage that interbred with our ancestors long ago.

A new study provides quantitative data on cranial vault thickness in Homo antecessor, based on the analysis of three parietal fragments recovered from the Gran Dolina site in the Sierra de Atapuerca, ...

Spain recently revealed what may be western Europe’s oldest face – and it has been hiding in plain sight for over a million ...

Overview: NYT Connections #1162 for August 16, 2026 features categories linked to performances, participants, family ...