For decades, we were taught a tidy version of human evolution: one species handing the baton to the next, in a neat ...

The fossilized chompers are evidence of a previously unknown hominin that coexisted with the earliest humans 2.8 million ...

A child's skull from 140,000 years ago has unlocked a surprising connection between Neanderthals and homo-sapiens.

Scientists discovered signs of interbreeding between Neanderthals and Homo sapiens on a 140,000-year-old skull; 'This is the ...

Countless species lived and vanished before Homo sapiens appeared. From colossal predators to strange giants, these are the ...

August 9 has been declared the ‘World Indigenous People’s Day’ and Sri Lanka has been celebrating this day in a grand manner ...

Experts believe that the landmark find is poised to significantly reshape the world’s understanding of the complex tapestry ...

The skeleton of a five-year-old girl who lived 140,000 years ago, and which has characteristics of both species, was found in a prehistoric cave in northern Israel.The post Earliest evidence ...

Study applies new techniques to a fossilized child's skull found in northern Israeli cave, and finds physical characteristics of both types of humans ...

Neanderthals bred with our human ancestors 100,000 years earlier than previously thought, according to a new study. Experts ...

Ethiopian fossils uncover new species in human lineage as researchers discover Australopithecus teeth coexisting with early ...

A new human species has been identified from 2.65-million-year-old fossils found in Ethiopia, reshaping views on our ...