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

We merged! 'Probably the relatively low amount of Neanderthal and Denisovan DNA in present humans reflects the fact that modern humans [Homo sapiens] were more numerous. 'But with more chances of ...

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 Sunda Shelf is home to a rich Pleistocene hominin fossil record, including specimens of Homo floresiensis, Homo ...

Dubbed Homo luzonensis, the species is one of the most important finds that will be out in the coming years, one scientist predicts. By Michael Greshko and Maya Wei-Haas April 10, 2019 ...

If we look across the whole of the mammal branch of the tree of life we find there are many groups of mammals that have ...

In 2010, scientists found the first evidence of another hominin subspecies, known as the Danisovans. Now, they’ve identified ...

There’s an argument rumbling about why our ancestors evolved language. And surprisingly, one of the possible explanations has ...