The mysterious ancient humans were only known from fossil fragments. Now, two papers argue a skull uncovered in China belongs to this group, after examining preserved DNA and proteins ...

Around 20,000 to 60,000 years ago, as Homo sapiens spread across the Earth during the Ice Age, they encountered dramatic ...

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

There’s an argument rumbling about why our ancestors evolved language. And surprisingly, one of the possible explanations has nothing to do with communication ...

Humans are the only animal that lives in virtually every possible environment, from rainforests to deserts to tundra.

This week, a fossilized skull offers new clues about a mysterious prehistoric human species, astronomers unlock missing ...

A new study published June 18 in the journal Nature has uncovered a “huge surprise” about humans in Africa 50,000 years ago.

Yet these primordial grave-diggers weren’t quite like us, and new research reveals that a young child from the world’s oldest ...

The burial site, considered one of the world’s oldest cemeteries, has long been a point of intrigue for scientists. The ...