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

Humans have been around on Earth for thousands of years, but there was a period when humanity was almost wiped out of ...

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

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

Scientists have long debated how modern humans evolved. For decades, most researchers agreed that Homo sapiens came from one ancestral group in Africa, dating back 200,000 to 300,000 years.

By analyzing genetic data from 3,154 modern humans, including individuals from both African and non-African populations, scientists uncovered evidence of a massive population decline.

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

The question of what makes modern humans unique has long been a driving force for researchers. Comparisons with our closest relatives, the Neanderthals, therefore provide fascinating insights. The ...

A new study from SapienCE reveals that early modern humans at Blombos Cave in South Africa used ochre as a specialized tool ...

Tens of thousands of years ago, modern humans mated with Neanderthals. But exactly how and when that happened, and who those groups of humans were, was less known. New research adds some clues.

The two came in contact as modern humans began their major expansion out of Africa, which occurred roughly 60,000 years ago. Humans picked up some Neanderthal DNA through interbreeding, ...