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

Nord, Germany, systematically transported and processed the bones of at least 172 large mammals to extract nutrient-rich ...

For the past 40,000 years, Homo sapiens have been the only human species on Earth. Our ancestors, including the Neanderthals ...

An ancient human site in Germany features animal bones that were smashed into small pieces and heated to extract fat 125,000 ...

People with Chiari malformations have a skull shape similar to Neanderthals, suggesting that the condition may be caused by ...

Their simulations mapped out possible routes Neanderthals could have followed to reach Asia, and suggest that by traveling ...

A Denisovan skull has been identified for the first time. The find was based on proteins and calcified dental plaque ...

Scientists have recovered genetic material from a skull found in northeastern China, which they say reveals the most complete Denisovan fossil to date.

THE face of humans’ most mysterious ancestor has finally been uncovered after 217,000 years. The discovery proves that the ...

Neanderthals arose about 430,000 years ago, living in Europe and central Asia until their demise some 40,000 years ago.

Recent discoveries using lab-grown brain organoids, or "mini-brains," suggest that testosterone increases brain size while ...

Archaeologists have long debated the origin of human symbolic behavior. The dominant idea was that only modern humans (Homo sapiens) were capable of complex symbolic thought and behavior; such as ...