This timeline is based on studies from paleontology, developmental biology, morphology and from anatomical and genetic data. The study of human evolution is a major component of anthropology.

Discover interesting facts about the origin of the human species and what makes us different from our ape cousins.

The debate around the evolution of modern humans has intensified with new findings about Homo sapiens fossils from East Africa. The oldest remains currently known were discovered at Djebel Irhoud ...

Human bones in a German cave place Homo Sapiens in Europe 7,500 years earlier than experts thought. The findings suggest Homo sapiens lived near Neanderthals for millennia, which is a new revelation.

The precise timeline of Homo sapiens' evolution in Africa remains uncertain. However, current fossil and genetic evidence suggests that modern humans and Neanderthals diverged at least 500,000 ...

When Homo sapiens appeared some 300,000 years ago, at least six other human species already shared the planet. Here, in the studio of paleoartist John Gurche, are model representations of those ...

The Homo sapiens fossils found beneath Ranis Castle in central Germany were already the oldest evidence of our species in northern Europe.Now, these ancient German fossils have torn up the timeline of ...

Scientists discovered a tiny arm bone in Indonesia, potentially redefining our understanding of the evolution of Homo floresiensis, the "Hobbits of Flores." Search Pop Mech Pro ...