A new digital reconstruction of the face of an early Australopithecus specimen helps add details about the origins of our own ...
Of all the early human ancestor fossils ever found, “Lucy” may be the most famous among examples of Australopithecus, a group ...
Discover the latest news, features and articles about the origin of the human species and what makes us different from our ...
The human genome is a rich, complex record of migration, encounters, and inheritance written over thousands of millennia.
New research reveals that ancient interbreeding between humans and Neanderthals shaped our modern human DNA - especially on the X chromosome.
UNLV Anthropology Professor Brian Villmoare and a team of scientists discovered fossilized teeth. UNLV Anthropology Professor Brian Villmoare and a team of international scientists discovered ...
Our DNA reveals extinct "ghost lineages" that shaped human evolution, painting a complex, "braided stream" of history rather than a simple progression. These ancient groups, leaving no fossils, ...
A human skull hung on a cave wall in northern Greece for more than 300,000 years. When a villager spotted it in 1960, cemented in place by mineral deposits, it launched a scientific mystery that would ...
Study argues to move beyond ‘reading genes’ — focus on conserved neural-development networks in humans to improve early screening and identify therapeutic leads.