The Human Family Tree May Need a Major Rewrite
New Monash University research argues our Paranthropus (pictured) and Australopithecus ancestors who lived up to 5 million years…
Neanderthal Gene Still Shapes Muscle and Jaws in Some Living Humans
Neanderthals vanished roughly 42,000 years ago, but a piece of their biology appears to be quietly at work…
1.4-Million-Year-Old Footprints Reveal a Giant Human Relative
One of the large, 1.4-million-year-old footprints that the team excavated. A 6-inch (~15 cm) ruler is shown for…
Scientists Find Traces of Two Unknown Archaic Hominins in Human DNA
New research led by the University of California, Berkeley reveals that beyond Neanderthals and Denisovans, humans interbred with…
224,000-Year-Old Homo Skull Fragment Adds New Mystery to Human Origins
A fossilized skull fragment of Homo sp. unearthed in central Spain offers paleoanthropologists a fresh window into the…
Were Our Ancestors More Like Gorillas Than Humans? New Study Reveals Shocking Size Gap
New research by UAlbany anthropologist Adam D. Gordon finds substantial sexual dimorphism in some of our early human…
Denisovan DNA May Have Helped Ancient Humans Survive in Americas
Thousands of years ago, ancient Homo sapiens undertook a treacherous journey, crossing hundreds of km of ice over…